Slice of Life
Someone asked how backwoods my part of Pennsylvania was. The biggest nearby "cities" were Stroudsburg, a 45-minute drive away, and Scranton, roughly ditto. We didn't have a supermarket that was less than a 30-minute drive away until two years after we moved in. We had the Monday after Thanksgiving weekend off for doe hunting season. It became a holiday by necessity ages ago because so many people wouldn't show up for school. Our sports team was the Buckhorns. The girls team was... the Lady Bucks. I often wondered aloud about a team named for a transvestite deer.
From what I've heard, most of my graduating class is living in trailer parks on welfare. They're alcoholic and have kids from several partners.
I went from a borough of New York City to this. The culture shock was staggering.
From what I've heard, most of my graduating class is living in trailer parks on welfare. They're alcoholic and have kids from several partners.
I went from a borough of New York City to this. The culture shock was staggering.