A Christmas Memory: Truman Capote
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This story, "A Christmas Memory," is a nonfiction reminence of one fond
memory of Capotes'.
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 ....
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.... and Freak museum. The secret fund is
hidden in an old beaded purse under a loose board in the floor. They never
remove the purse from under Sook's bed unless making a deposit or a ten-cent
withdrawal on Saturdays. She allots Buddy ten cents to go to the picture show
each Saturday. Sook has never visited one before, but asks Buddy to go instead
to come back and tell she the stories of the picture show. After dinner, Sook
and Buddy retire to a room in a faraway part of the house where her ....
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