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As it eventually had to, things reached a boiling point between Marty and Meghan. At an opening Marty staged to introduce his new body of work, Meghan had a run-in with one of Marty’s collectors. The next morning’s confrontation between Marty and Meghan became testy, words were exchanged, and Meghan, in anger, moved out. Meanwhile… Continue reading Episode Ten

Back in San Francisco, Meghan has made landfall, settling into the the bedlam and chaos that is Haight-Ashbury during the Summer of Love. Crashing where she can, pimping stick incense and patchouli oil to earn enough pennies to keep herself fed, Meghan at fifteen is carving out a new life. But with autumn rains and… Continue reading Episode Nine

After his beating, we catch up with Francis at Cape Cod Hospital, where his injuries are assessed, and he is sent home with some pain-killers and a fair-thee-well. When he goes back to school, he enjoys a brief period of notoriety, before disappearing back into the background. The memories linger, however, and Francis has become… Continue reading Episode Eight

For a while, the halcyon days continue, and Francis enjoys a summer of sand, sun and young love. However, summer ended, and autumn proved dark. I’ll let Francis introduce it: It wasn’t as if I had misunderstood my mother’s injuction against going to the arcade. Christ, I was fourteen years old. I understood it alright.… Continue reading Episode Seven

Francis has given us a little insight into his early life. He is solitary, bookish, and smart. But every kid deserves a friend, and Francis will find one in Andy. Nerdy, soft, and as bookish as Francis, he discovers through experience the fate of outsiders in Hyannis. Boys do boy things, although Andy is more… Continue reading Episode Six

So, now we’re going to make a jump in both time and space to Cape Cod, where we will meet Francis, the second of our protsgonists. Francis speaks in his own voice, so we’ll see the world through his eyes, both as experienced, and as remembered. The Cape, like anywhere else I guess, can be… Continue reading Episode Five

Sitting on a ramp to the Mass Pike in a light rain, all Meghan could think about was incense and peppermints. With a naive optimism only available to a fifteen-year-old, she takes to the road with a rucksack containing the entirety of her earthly possessions, and a Buck knife on her belt for security. Hitchhiking… Continue reading Episode Four

So, you’re fourteen and pregnant, and have to confront you Irish-Catholic da. We left Meghan there last time, standing outside the door to their apartment , ready to go in and bring Danny Boy the bad news. It’s Sunday, the sun is shining, and all is well with the world. After confrontation, Meghan is faced… Continue reading Episode Three

When we pick back up with Meghan she is cold and confused, standing in a grocery store hoping for someone to meet her. Although the connection is eventually made, Meghan’s first attempt to deal with an unwanted pregnancy is a fail. Remember, this is 1966, before Roe v. Wade, and its eventual overturn. Besides which… Continue reading Episode Two