Morgan Hatch has taught middle school in Los Angeles for 25 years. He graduated from Harvard and earned a doctorate from UCLA. "Tamale Wednesdays" is his first published work. He lives in the San Fernando Valley with his wife. "Tamale Wednesdays" was also the winner of the LA Public Library's Summer 2020 Writing Contest.

Anthony and DeAndre stood in the snack line studying the menu. They'd stared at its sun-bleached images of ice cream and chips every day so far this school year. It was a ritual, matching their mood with the right snack.Almost every head in line had straight hair - some gelled and parted, some uncombed, still, others styled to an exacting degree. That is, all but the hi-top fade on DeAndre, a style that often drew attention, and, as on this day, not all of it wanted."Hey LeBron!" A shout came from the back of the line.Anthony and DeAndre recognized the voice. It was Ricky, an eighth-grade mena

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