I come from the small town of Eufaula, Al. You have to look hard to see the little speck on the map. It's in the middle of a major highway that stretches from Southeast Alabama to Midwest Georgia. The major plus to our town is the lake it surrounds. Our lake, some say, put Eufaula on the map. It's known as the ''Big Bass Capital of the World''.
Life here is all about what you make it. You don't have the thrills of movie theaters or malls or a lot of good restaurants. We have our share of fast food and hometown joints.Many people don't care for a small town atmosphere, because everyone knows everyone else and well, here there is a good chance they are related to the person you are talking about. But above all we have each other as family and friends. By this statement, i am talking about those people who are always there for you. Here your family is more than family or friends are more than friends, we are both to each other. We are family and friends to each other.
Knowing everyone highs and its lows. News gets around fast and everyone is watching to see if you make a mistake. But hey, what else do they have to do? The positive is knowing your neighbors helps with getting one out of trouble, just as easy as it gets one into it.
Our town usually has the smell of a dirty diaper from the paper mill up the road or dead fish from the lake down the street. Many places i our town are still racialy segregated to a point. There are just certain places where differt races hang out or streets that only certain ones go on. Most boys in our town share the love of women, parties, the outdoors, and muddy dirt roads.
In a small town, we have to make our own fun. Being a guy, I guess, for some reason that most memories were of breaking things(the law) and getting in trouble or hurt. I have memories of shooting at peoples cars with with pellet guns or wrecking stuff. Many people though don't remember the good fun like fishing, skiing, tubing, or boarding on the lake. Or going to eat with friends at restaurants.
Life in a hometown is what you make it. How will you live your life?
Life here is all about what you make it. You don't have the thrills of movie theaters or malls or a lot of good restaurants. We have our share of fast food and hometown joints.Many people don't care for a small town atmosphere, because everyone knows everyone else and well, here there is a good chance they are related to the person you are talking about. But above all we have each other as family and friends. By this statement, i am talking about those people who are always there for you. Here your family is more than family or friends are more than friends, we are both to each other. We are family and friends to each other.
Knowing everyone highs and its lows. News gets around fast and everyone is watching to see if you make a mistake. But hey, what else do they have to do? The positive is knowing your neighbors helps with getting one out of trouble, just as easy as it gets one into it.
Our town usually has the smell of a dirty diaper from the paper mill up the road or dead fish from the lake down the street. Many places i our town are still racialy segregated to a point. There are just certain places where differt races hang out or streets that only certain ones go on. Most boys in our town share the love of women, parties, the outdoors, and muddy dirt roads.
In a small town, we have to make our own fun. Being a guy, I guess, for some reason that most memories were of breaking things(the law) and getting in trouble or hurt. I have memories of shooting at peoples cars with with pellet guns or wrecking stuff. Many people though don't remember the good fun like fishing, skiing, tubing, or boarding on the lake. Or going to eat with friends at restaurants.
Life in a hometown is what you make it. How will you live your life?
YOUR SO RIGHT......it does smell like dirty diapers!
ReplyDeleteYou made some really good changes in this, Eric! You have really improved some of your sensory details and made your description come to life. Good work!
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