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Shrimp and Cocktails

Or: Once More with Peeling

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Michael Procopio
May 13, 2025
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A green Depression glass bowl of cocktail sauce surrounded by poached and peeled shrimp.

All I wanted was an hour or two of normal for my parents, so I called our family friends, Don and Susie, and invited them over for drinks, a few nibbles, and a bit of conversation one Sunday afternoon, just like my dad and stepmom used to do before everything fell apart.

The weeks leading up to our little party were a chaotic cocktail of fear, hospitali…

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