December 19, 2022
Dell Franklin
Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin.
Franklin’s memoir, “Life On The Mississippi, 1969,” is currently on Amazon.
By DELL FRANKLIN
I was on my usual shopping stops on a normal weekday morning and, flustered from the increased holiday season traffic and several long lines at the French Bakery and Rite Aid, I headed into the Dollar Store for a supply of sundries that were running low. I took no notice of the checkout area, so in a hurry was I to get through this place and then Spencer’s Market for groceries.
I filled a small basket with toothpaste, razor blades, Ibuprofen, batteries, paper plates, dish soap, trash bags, aluminum foil, steel wool pads and sponges. Hurrying past dawdling folks with carts, I…
