In a new column, Christopher Winner reminisces about his childhood and youth. The 40-odd sequence of essays will appear at intervals under a home page logo.
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1. Memories of Truancy: Mr. Major and His Minor
This much I know for sure, no tricks or embroidering: I arrived in Washington, D.C. from France toward the end [...]
2. Memories of Truancy: Pencils
Every six months, in another epoch, my parents would pin me gently to the scribbled wall and mark how much [...]
3. Memories of Truancy: High-heeled Math
Just around the corner from the pencil marks were a flight of stairs that led to the second floor—in my [...]