General Fiction posted April 29, 2015 Chapters:  ...38 39 -40- 41... 


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potus

by Bill Schott

"Don't let nobody never tell you that you cain't be someone. You can be anyone you want."

Mom was adamant about this and felt that I needed to hear it again.

"Your daddy," she began, "wunt never able to be what he wanted. He went to his reward as po as a chutch mouse and jus' as small."

"Okay, Ma. I promise you; I am going to be the best pan handler in this city."

"See there," she snapped. "Already aimin' low. You cud be the pant antler a these U- nite- ed stets um 'merica."

That's how it all began.


 


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