While much of my childhood seemed idyllic in a “Leave It to Beaver” kind of way, there were days when I had Eddie Haskells making my life unpleasant. My Haskells tended to be more than just jerks; in some cases, they were downright difficult. When I started high school, I dreaded the bus ride to school. […]
As I place these words to paper, the outcome of the 2022 mid-term elections is yet to be decided. I would like to join the throngs of those saying the rhetoric has made this a terrible election season. I know as a student of history, many before were worse. When the votes are in and […]
Have you ever known need? Have you ever been hungry and not known where your next meal is coming from? While I have been blessed not to know this sense of desperation, I have seen the face of despair in many and heard stories of desperation from years past. I was recently standing at a […]
Bert and Rawel pulled along the seamlessly endless row of furrows as Granddad held the handles of the plow and the reins that guided the mules. The year’s crops had been a success and had brought a good price and the second turning was to help provide some extra fall greens for Grandma to can, […]
The sun’s rays offered a great warmth to my cheek as I began my walk along frog leg creek. It had been many years since I eased my feet along the path I had run along so swiftly as a boy. The water in the creek churned up a froth as it swirled over the […]
It had been a busy day or roaming for me around my grandparent’s place. I am sure much of my adventures had not amounted to much but to me they seemed like I was Davey Crockett and Daniel Boone rolled up into one. As the evening sun went down and the family gathered on the […]
I am walking down a dark lane lined with trees which have shed their leaves. I see in the trees one bird it seems to cower and shiver in the wind. Its feathers seem to be worn with time. It moves closer to the trunk of the tree as the wind blows harder.
I walked to the top of the ladder, climbed up on the roof, turned around and sat down looking down. I pulled another scoop of goop out of the gutter and placed it within the bucket I had hanging on the hook below me. The long row of gutter ahead was scoop by scoop being […]
It seems so much of our life is spent working to prove something to someone else. In our early years, we aspire to gain the approval of our parents or key mentors that wish to see us succeed in education, sports, music or whatever dream they hold for us or share with us. Sometimes, it’s […]
I opened the door and the thickly painted white screen door slammed behind me. I seldom noticed the sound it made as I bounded down the three steps from our front stoop. Once down on the sidewalk, I was hidden from the street behind the huge green box hedges fronted by azaleas. Once I was […]
