Photo by John Hoff
Sierra (Sisi) Mitchell poses with an ace of spades in her hat, found on the ground during the Hawthorne "Clean Sweep." Litter doesn't stand a chance when the Mitchell family comes sweeping in to the tune of Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries," like that scene in "Apocalypse Now."
We found one deck of cards which had been scattered for blocks. I found the King of Hearts and said, "Hey, Lisa, look...it's your husband's card."
We only found two aces, however. I was counting 'em. We found no jokers. The jokers are still out there, somewhere, in the vicinity of Farview Park.
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Being the amazing, true-to-life adventures and (very likely) misadventures of a writer who seeks to take his education, activism and seemingly boundless energy to North Minneapolis, (NoMi) to help with a process of turning a rapidly revitalizing neighborhood into something approaching Urban Utopia. I am here to be near my child. From 02/08 to 06/15 this blog pushed free speech to the envelope, so others could take heart and speak unafraid. Email me at hoffjohnw@gmail.com
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