To be eighteen then...
Ballot or bullet? Let's see...
You now can decide.
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Kendall Defoe
Teacher, reader, writer, dreamer... I am a college instructor who cannot stop letting his thoughts end up on the page. No AI. No Fake Work. It's all me...
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I love this! I'm spreading myself thin today but I want to read more of this series. ⚡💙⚡
AH YES ANOTHER INSTALMENT TO THE SERIES! Brilliant as always
Maturity age for some.
Yet in America, you cannot legally drink until age 21. If I8 and had to fight in a war, I would drink! After voting, and particularly with this president, I need to drink! Dang Kendall, 13 words and I'm already drunk... Thank you for making me think in a six-seconds read. 🙃