Empty Mess

Empty Mess

WHAT'S FOR DINNER

And memories on the refrigerator door.

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Stephanie Mason-Teague
Jan 11, 2025
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The front of the refrigerator door was three layers deep with pencil drawings, half-colored figures ripped from coloring books, and school papers with big red “A”s proudly circled at the top of the page that were barely staying in place with all the assorted magnets. It may have looked like a mess to some, but I loved it!

Back then, the pages were held i…

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