Stargirl
Jerry Spinelli
To Eileen,
my Stargirl
And to Loren Eiseley,
who taught us that even as we are,
we are becoming
And to Sonny Liston
PORCUPINE NECKTIE
When I was little, my uncle Pete had a necktie with a porcupine painted on it. I thought that necktie was just about the neatest thing in the world. Uncle Pete would stand patiently before me while I ran my fingers over the silky surface, half expecting to be stuck by one of the quills. Once, he let me wear it. I kept looking for one of my own, but I could never find one.
I was twelve when we moved from Pennsylvania to Arizona. When Uncle Pete came to say good-bye, he was wearing the tie. I thought he did so to give me one last look at it, and I was grateful. But then, with a dramatic flourish, he whipped off the tie and draped it around my neck. “It's yours,” he said. “Going-away present.”
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