I learned the backbone of American language from my mother, aka the Queen of Cliché. While most parents charge their offspring to “Be home by eleven o’clock sharp,” my mother quipped, “If you’re not early you’re late.”

BY CAPPY HALL REARICK

Opal Writers Magazine | June 2022

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