There was more laughter in that first year than in most of our lives before or since. Bizarre situations arose daily. One morning someone opened an electrical panel in the main house basement and found a mummified cat. He put it in a shipping box and addressed it to his uncle, a prankster himself, who reacted not at all when opening the box, but made the most of others’ reactions as he showed his “gift” around at snack break.

What’s it like to be a young person in a young community?