Swap Meet

Chief and Aisha pull up in their green milk truck made into a van.  It had a bed and a little stove, refrigerator, carpet, lamp… all the amenities.   Now the party could begin.  Everyone had been waiting for them to arrive. Aisha was the earthy hippie  goddess – free spirited, delightful laugh, long bushy… Continue reading Swap Meet

Strawberry Pickers

Kristie and her good friend and neighbor,  Jackie, were hippie mamas together.  Jackie taught her how to sew easy cover-up tops out of Indian bedspreads and tropical prints.  They were both pregnant together.  Each woman had a baby girl – every woman’s dream – perfectly behaved little blondies with big blue eyes. It was strawberry… Continue reading Strawberry Pickers

Not Over It

She was not over it.  Even though his back was broke and her leg was out, they managed to strap it on.  He should have known better than to dead lift a battery without warming up first. He should have gotten into the correct squatting position for lifting,  But thinking he was still the strapping… Continue reading Not Over It