P R E F A C E

 

___ A cool November evening found as, as usual, in the dimly lit corner booth of Denny’s. At the counter sat a mildly amusing widower, to his left, an aging Vietnam vet. But what caught my eye were the inhabitants of the booth beyond: several teenagers, clad in steel chains and faded black tees, with blood shot eyes and sallow cheeks.

The world’s going to hell in a hand basket
(my grandmother says)

___ She’s quite convincing, too, citing the rise in teenage pregnancy, juvenile crime, and kids like those we met in Denny’s.

No, grandma, not everyone in the 12-20 demographic is a crack-addict mother
(I say, somewhat defensively)

Some are crack-addict fathers
(she retorts)

I saw this was getting me nowhere, so I tried a different approach...

I told her about Syzygy 

 

- Lauren Hansen, Cheif Editor

 

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