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16 SOUTHERN SENIOR MAGAZINE | Spring 2022 Dear Diary, Hi there. It’s me, Emma. I have a pen pal. I didn’t know that I needed a pen pal but now that I have one, I kind of like it. I met her one day while Mom was talking to someone on the little TV that she holds in her hand. Mom calls the lit- tle TV her cell phone. When she talks to it, the person on the little TV talks back and Mom and the person can have a conversation. Sometimes I wish that I could have a conversa- tion with the big TV on the wall. I’d tell those guys to grow up and stop being so angry about everything! Anyway, I was sitting beside Mom one day while she was talking to her cell phone and a cat magi- cally appeared. The cat, who wasn’t very big, looked at me and I looked at her, I said “Who are you?” and she said “Meow”. I asked Little Meow if that was her pet human with her, and she said yes. She calls him Mario because he likes racecars. He calls her Indy. I decided to write a text message to Little Meow and guess what? She texted back. So now I have a pen pal, or a text pal, or an email pal, or some kind of pal that I cannot smell. Whatever it is that she is, it’s okay. The best part is that Little Indy Meow is not marching around in my territory. She also needs to improve her typing skills. Purrs, Emma S PEN PALS Rent the Center for your Special Occasions, Parties or Meetings. 45 El Patch Pkwy - Picayune, MS 39466