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52 Stories, 52 Weeks: January

  So I think 2023 will finally be the year I do this challenge that Ray Bradbury set up: 52 stories in 52 weeks. Then you have 52 stories in one year because "Not all 52 can be bad." So here is all the January stories! One month down, eleven more to go!  #1: "Moving Out"  The last box of the move has been gently placed down on the floor. It wasn’t an easy move, but it wasn’t one done in solitude. Your few good friends from high school that stuck around town came down for the form payment they saw fit for helping an old friend out. Pizza and beer can go a long way the more you realize in dire situations. They toss the empty 24-pack and ditch the pizza boxes in the trash after a quick two-hour trip down memory lane of the glory days. We really outta hang out more. If only our schedules aligned more. That new gig have better hours? Better than where you were, you thought. They leave you with a pat on the back, smiles on their faces, grease on their shirts. You don’t se