| Biographical Fiction posted November 2, 2021 |
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Making America Safe For Democracy
My Personal Tower of Fame
by Jay Squires
1954. 8 PM.
I climbed the ladder to the observation tower. "Ike" called it our American responsibility. To my imagination, America was one point behind: ninth inning, Jay at the plate, bases loaded, 3 and 2. The whole world was cheering around their TVs. “Go, Jay! Make Democracy safe again.”
Binoculars hanging from my neck, I entered the tower.
The radio had been left on Classical. Changing it to KSMA “All dedication Friday,” I phoned in my request: “If... you ... see ... Kay—tell her I love her.”
This 15-year-old, scoured the nighttime sky, a smile on my face, waiting ....
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1954. 8 PM.
I climbed the ladder to the observation tower. "Ike" called it our American responsibility. To my imagination, America was one point behind: ninth inning, Jay at the plate, bases loaded, 3 and 2. The whole world was cheering around their TVs. “Go, Jay! Make Democracy safe again.”
Binoculars hanging from my neck, I entered the tower.
The radio had been left on Classical. Changing it to KSMA “All dedication Friday,” I phoned in my request: “If... you ... see ... Kay—tell her I love her.”
This 15-year-old, scoured the nighttime sky, a smile on my face, waiting ....
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#10 November 2021 |
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