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Emily H. Freeman is a writer living in Missoula, MT. Her work has appeared in the anthology Best New American Voices, and in various print and online publications. She is working on a memoir about unexpected motherhood (among other things).
An unexpected pregnancy, tuna sandwiches consumed in darkness, and woman after woman of a certain age living by the ocean—eventually, all connections make sense when it comes to prescient grandparents.
Parents love to appear unannounced on a grown child’s doorstep. Rarely, though, do they ship 12 cartons of belongings to precede them.
University communities are often divided by townie and out-of-towner, and never the twain shall date. A story of town and gown, and lawnmower mania.