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Essay Archive - A Christmas Memory: Truman Capote
A Christmas Memory: Truman Capote
This story, "A Christmas Memory," is a nonfiction reminence of one fond
A distant relative of Truman Capote's, Sook Faulk, took care of him
through his childhood. Sook dubbed Truman with the nickname "Buddy," after a
former best friend. During one November morning, when Buddy was seven, Sook
decided it was fruitcake weather. She called him to get their buggy and her hat
to go pick pecans. Queenie, their terrier who has survived illness and snake
bites, follows them on their errand. After picking pecans for three hours,
Buddy an....
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