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1993

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  1. Friday, January 1, 1993 · Don Krumpos

    That summer, after Mom died, Dad won tickets to the Bristol Renaissance Faire

    That summer, after Mom died, Dad won tickets to the Bristol Renaissance Faire at the school auction. Me, Dad, and Helen went. It was exactly the kind of thing Mom would have loved. Actors in elaborate costumes, falconers, glassblowers, music,…

  2. Friday, January 1, 1993 · Don Krumpos

    For N.E.W. Lutheran’s fundraising event, I built the future.

    For N.E.W. Lutheran’s fundraising event, I built the future. Or at least, a scaled, foamcore version of it. Armed with blueprints and an X-Acto knife, I built a model of the proposed new high school: walls, rooflines, painted details, all…

  3. Friday, January 1, 1993 · Don Krumpos

    Some memories are crisp. This one is so sharp it could cut glass.

    Some memories are crisp. This one is so sharp it could cut glass. I’m standing in a hospital room wearing my high school graduation gown. The thin fabric feels wrong against my skin — too ceremonial, too cheerful, too synthetic…

  4. Friday, January 1, 1993 · Don Krumpos

    What He Couldn't Give

    The question is harder to answer than it looks. If you ask me what my father could not give, I have to pause. Because in the obvious ways, he gave plenty. He gave hugs. He said, "I love you." Not…

  5. Tuesday, June 1, 1993 · Don Krumpos

    Fort Howard

    Summer 1993–1994 --- Children of Fort Howard employees got to work at the factory in the summer, filling in for the regular workers taking vacations. It was told to me like a gift: full-time, eight dollars an hour, which seemed…

  6. Wednesday, September 1, 1993 · Don Krumpos

    The First Year

    Fall 1993–Spring 1994 --- I enrolled in five classes at UWGB that fall: Engineering Graphics, American History, Intro to Philosophy, Macro Economics, and Trigonometry to catch me up on my abysmal math track record. I did well enough in the…