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The Wicked Willow That Haunted My Brother

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Rick Lewis
May 02, 2025
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It was an exciting day. My little brother was going to learn to ride a bike.

As for me, I was already a master cyclist at age seven, confidently tooling around the neighborhood with my orange Schwinn banana-seat roadster. It had tasseled high-rise handlebars and the Jack of Spades clothespinned to the rear spokes for motorcycle effect. My rig was indisti…

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