Belize Hat = Elizabeth (Belize is a country in Central America.)
Nose Part = Paterson
Overtrims = Toms River
Torn Net = Trenton
We Rank = Newark (We’re changing this in the final draft. “Wanker” felt over-the-top, even in the British slang sense of “tosser” or “git.”)
A Hot, Tan Dork = North Dakota
A Frog = Fargo
Frogs Drank = Grand Forks
I’m Not = Minot
Rib Smack = Bismarck
Too Red the Rose, Love = Theodore Roosevelt (“Theodore Roosevelt” is a national park.)
A Hut = Utah
A Mob = Moab
In Oz = Zion
Let Gals Karate = Great Salt Lake
Search = Arches
Tackles Italy = Salt Lake City
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Winnie’s Whoosh Went Walkabout, part 9
Read part 8, from last week. She let the tug tug her out into the night, away out of town and up into the hills, toward the Pass of Pazain, keeping her Whoosh in sight, up way up high, …
Read part 7, from last week. She threw off her quilt and jumped up and got going. She clambered through backyards, leapt dogs and climbed walls. Her Whoosh wasn’t trusting. Her Whoosh wasn’t slowing, despite her cajolings and …