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If theres one thing Ive learned from comic books, its that everybody has a weaknesssomething that can totally ruin their day without fail.For the wolfman its a silver bullet.For Superman its Kryptonite.For me it was a letter.With one letter, my dad was sent back to Afghanistan to fly Apache helicopters for the U.S. army.Now all I have are his letters. Ninety-one of them to be exact. I keep them in his old plastic lunchboxthe one with the cool black car on it that says Knight Rider underneath. Apart from my comic books, Dads letters are the only things I read more than once. I know which ones to read when Im down and need a pick-me-up. I know which ones will make me feel like I can conquer the world. I also know exactly where to go when I forget Moms birthday.
About the Author
David Fleming is a professor of English at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. You can read more about him at http://people.umass.edu/dfleming .
