I started on this story when I was 17 years old. I was having fun with language and imagery - combining dreams, fantasy, family tales and an actual spot in the woods, near our house, that my oldest sister had named "the Moss Hide-out." The main character, Pete Moss, was inspired by my 7th grade teacher. At the beginning of the year, while checking the attendance of a brand new group of students, he would call out, "Pete Moss? Pete Moss?" He did this for a week. Pete never answered. Finally, it dawned on him that he was being prank-ed.
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