Seventeen Again

Snapshots of My Parents’ House

Looking back at the vegetable garden and me

E. M. Hoble

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Human Parts

5 min readMay 29, 2024

A two-story house with a steeply pitched roof, partially covered in ivy. The house is surrounded by lush greenery, including tall pine trees and a well-maintained hedge. A tree stands prominently in the foreground on the right side, and the house is situated on a corner lot, as indicated by the street running in front. The scene is peaceful and suburban, with a lamppost visible on the right side near the tree. — Photo by Sebastian Herrmann on Unsplash

It wasn’t my house. I’m one of those people who likes to get his nose into other people’s things, places, and memories. So there I was, one late evening in May, a thief, searching through a pile of old things, scrambling my way through the attic of my mother’s house. Well, it’s not…

Seventeen Again

Snapshots of My Parents’ House

Looking back at the vegetable garden and me

Written by E. M. Hoble