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Travis Koury, ceramics teacher, recalls being 14 years old and committing a subversive act in response to his mother's demanding boyfriend.
By the time Travis Koury was 14, his hard working single mother and his 10 year old sister had lived in countless apartments and living conditions. Because his mother worked as a bartender in the evenings to make ends meet, the two children had become, in Travis's words, 'feral', enjoying an independence from rules and obligations. When the family moves in with his mother's boyfriend, a small town construction contractor, things change. Rules are established and Travis and his sister are given daily chores. On an early Saturday morning, the mother's boyfriend wakes the children and demands they spend the day distributing flyers for his contracting business. Distraught, Travis and his sibling make short work of the long day's assignment.
Travis Koury is a ceramics teacher and student at Lillstreet Art Street Center. He creates small-batch, functional ceramics for LuckyDuck Pottery.
Tell Me What Happened features the music of Susan Salidor.
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By the time Travis Koury was 14, his hard working single mother and his 10 year old sister had lived in countless apartments and living conditions. Because his mother worked as a bartender in the evenings to make ends meet, the two children had become, in Travis's words, 'feral', enjoying an independence from rules and obligations. When the family moves in with his mother's boyfriend, a small town construction contractor, things change. Rules are established and Travis and his sister are given daily chores. On an early Saturday morning, the mother's boyfriend wakes the children and demands they spend the day distributing flyers for his contracting business. Distraught, Travis and his sibling make short work of the long day's assignment.
Travis Koury is a ceramics teacher and student at Lillstreet Art Street Center. He creates small-batch, functional ceramics for LuckyDuck Pottery.
Tell Me What Happened features the music of Susan Salidor.
Get Susan Salidor’s One Little Act of Kindness Children’s Book
Get Susan Salidor’s I’ve Got Peace in My Fingers Children’s Book
More Information about other quality publications from our sponsor can be found on Sidelineinkpublishing.com
Those interested in recording and saving your laughter for free and forever go to Laughsaver.com
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