Joseph Samuels

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The butterflies in my stomach had made their annual visit. It was the first day of school after a summer camping in New Jersey and the Bronx with my aunt and cousins. The oppression of a Catholic school education was always tough to return to after a summer spent outdoors. Like a Marine returning from extended leave, I would now have to conform to life on base.  The sneakers, T-shirt, and dungarees of summer would be exchanged for the Saint Monica’s uniform.