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Joshua Gross
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“It’s so good to be old,” he said. “Youth is a mortal wound.”
— Jan 17, 2026 10:38AM
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It's interesting to read about their traditional sustainable oyster harvesting methods compared to the bigger operations in the 1940s
— Jan 17, 2026 10:05AM
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"There were tales that Captain Wallace’s ghost appeared to chase off intruders. It took me years to figure out that the purpose of the ghost story was to keep young courting couples from wandering down the path to the old Wallace place and taking advantage of the privacy." I wonder how many ghost stories started this way...
— Jan 15, 2026 04:49PM
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i was so delighted to have outsmarted her that I forgot myself and began whistling “Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition” as I returned the sugar bowl to the kitchen.
— Jan 15, 2026 12:06PM
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But I had never caused my parents “a minute’s worry.” Didn’t they know that worry proves you care? Didn’t they realize that I needed their worry to assure myself that I was worth something?
— Jan 15, 2026 09:03AM
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She-crab soup! I love the setting and the crabbing and I love she-crab soup so we're off to a good start
— Jan 13, 2026 07:32PM
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