Debby Detering Wordcraft

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#1:  In Crossroads, Willard, who teaches geography in a junior college, may decide to buy a computer.  The year is 1985.  If you’re old enough to remember your first computer, or have a chance to talk to someone who is, how is this going to work for Willard?  And how quickly will 17-year-old Derek learn to use it?  Or Willard’s late-20’s son-in-law Jerry?  I’m open to any computer memories, true or imaginary, 1985 or more recent.

#2:  When Nate was 14, he and a friend tried to set up a “haunted house” for Halloween in an abandoned shack.  What might you find in your father’s garage that you could use for this project?  What sounds, smells, touchy-feelies, or ghostly sights could you put together?

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