Hazel Heckman (1904-2002), “Hot Pepper”
‘Cassie dearly loved excitement, and she didn’t care who she hurt to get it. The new girl looked like the perfect victim’
*Collier’s*, October 4, 1952
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#OTD in 1952
‘Both girls were good runners. Cassie kept yelling for Evie to stop, and she kept yelling for us to head her off. To this day, it fills me with shame to remember that I did nothing to help save Evie’
#Illustration by #FrankMcCarthy (1924-2002) for ➡️
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#OTD 1952
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‘Wade slowed more than usual, hugging the rail, tempting the kid to swing high and wide. He saw the orange flash as the kid gobbled up the bait. Then he looked back and saw that only the red car was tailing him ...’
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