An Abbreviated Family Dictionary

There are bits of family which defy description. I do not mean that metaphorically. They know you are trying and they will resist.

Purpose

Next door, someone collected aluminum cans, naming each one for a holiday. Christmas, sigh, crush. Easter. New Year’s.

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/pûrˈpəs/ pur·pose

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The phone never rings for Purpose

Purpose contemplates next a holiday

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