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Spring came bursting out all over the woods.  Mike was spending more and more time driving around with Annie, because his trusty Stanger could take them places where they could make out privately in the back seat.  Annie’s artist parents…

The winter rainstorms that swept down from Alaska and lashed the West Marin coast gradually let up as the days got longer.  Eventually, the creek subsided enough to trigger the annual salmon run, and it was the biggest one the…

The weeks after the holidays were slow at the pet store, and Marty spent a lot of time in his room while it rained and poured outside.  The swollen creek rushed so loudly outside his window that he had to…

In the days before Christmas, as NASA’s intrepid Voyager probe escaped the orbit of the moon, Marty’s own, earthbound vessel was grounded when the car virus struck again.  It wasn’t the engine block that killed his Volkswagen bus, as Julie…

Thanksgiving was coming, and Marty was glad he had enough money to help procure some of the supplies.  The extended White family planned to have a big meal again in their little “soup kitchen in the woods.”  Frank and Frodo…

Marty needed something to distract him from his love problems, and figured it was time to get a car of his own.  Every week, he’d get the Classified Gazette hot off the press near the pet store, and circle anything…

Marty finally got tired of listening to Mike and Annie fuck their brains out all night long, and asked them to tone it down a bit.  Annie laughed and said, “We need to find you a girlfriend.”  They were a…

Marty was also taking Driver’s Education in high school, which was ridiculously simple.  He easily memorized all the traffic rules he needed to know in order to pass the test and get his license.  He was already driving Marge’s little…

Like many a heartbroken poet, Marty could always find solace in books, music, and art.  He was starting to define himself as a person, and more importantly, to make choices about who he wanted to become.  In every course of…

When Marty’s sophomore year started, he learned that the school paper was looking for a cartoonist and illustrator.  Oddly, his school was named after a privateer, and the mascot was naturally a pirate.  The newspaper was called The Jolly Roger,…

Freshman football lasted for one year only at Drake, then the sophomores had to join the Junior Varsity team.  Coach Conner was happy to see the speedy young freak at tryouts a few weeks before school actually started, but Marty…

Back at the Rusty Bucket Ranch, the “bikeys” were getting to be a problem.  There were a lot more of them that summer, as word had gotten around about the ‘shortcut’ to the state park and beaches of West Marin. …

July 4th weekend was just beginning, and the four amigos were thrilled that they had tickets to Day on the Green #5, featuring The Outlaws, Santana, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Peter Frampton.  That would be the first big rock concert any…

During this carnal atmosphere, Otter and Rabbit were still living on their raised teepee at the other end of the property.  Julie remained independent, living off and on with her boyfriend Ron in Fairfax.  Jerry was ensconced in Marge’s bedroom,…

There were many attractions for Marty to share with Mike after getting him settled in the Rusty Bucket Ranch.  He told him about the swimming hole and they went there directly – he had to see it right away.  Marty…

The party was already in full gear when they arrived.  Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult was playing loud and strong, the grills were all fired up, and so were the men on the deck.  Jerry and Pippin were arguing about…