Prayers to Broken Stones (2011)
“My family moved frequently when I was a child. One of the problems of moving—at any age—is the tedious chore of finding a new doctor, dentist, favorite grocery store … and barber.
When I was about eight we moved to the small Illinois town of Brimfield, population less than a thousand, and although the town barely had one of everything—one store, one doctor, one school—it had two barbers. I remember my mother taking my younger brother Wayne and me downtown and entering the first barbershop we sa...w.
The wrong one.
I remember the desiccated cactus and the dead flies on the window ledge. I remember the musty, chewing-tobacco-and-old-sweat smell of the dark interior and the mirrors that seemed to absorb the light. I remember the old men in bib overalls who scurried away like cockroaches as we entered; I remember how startled the elderly barber was at out intrusion.
I had my hair cut that day, Wayne didn’t. It was a terrible haircut. I wore my Cub Scout hat, indoors and out, for three weeks.MoreLess
When I was about eight we moved to the small Illinois town of Brimfield, population less than a thousand, and although the town barely had one of everything—one store, one doctor, one school—it had two barbers. I remember my mother taking my younger brother Wayne and me downtown and entering the first barbershop we sa...w.
The wrong one.
I remember the desiccated cactus and the dead flies on the window ledge. I remember the musty, chewing-tobacco-and-old-sweat smell of the dark interior and the mirrors that seemed to absorb the light. I remember the old men in bib overalls who scurried away like cockroaches as we entered; I remember how startled the elderly barber was at out intrusion.
I had my hair cut that day, Wayne didn’t. It was a terrible haircut. I wore my Cub Scout hat, indoors and out, for three weeks.MoreLess
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