They moved to the River after several summers of vacationing there. They had searched all of California north of Santa Barbara. This was to be their final move – the place where they would raise the kids and settle down for good. Jack had worked there one summer building a greenhouse. The climate was wonderful,… Continue reading Valentine’s Day Flood
Category: 186 Degrees
A love story about Jack and Kristie
Nursery School
She can remember back a long time. She can remember being three and four. Her sister was about to be born. She was waving up to her mom on the fourth floor of a hospital somewhere downtown. There was a lot of traffic and she was standing next to her dad looking up at her… Continue reading Nursery School
The Old Man
The Old Man had been around the block three times. His first marriage was a wash to a woman who was more interested in bedding the entire male population than in being his wife. She left him for a Mexican hotel magnate and moved south of the border. Hasta la vista. His second wife was… Continue reading The Old Man
The Cycle
“I wonder if you all get your cycle at the same time?” a parent asks. “You know that can happen.” The whole class was an emotional wreck. They had a great year in spite of the fact that it would be the teacher’s last, and they would be off to high school, leaving behind the… Continue reading The Cycle
The Pie Man
The Pie Man is sitting in the middle of the street again. He has raided all the recycling bins in the neighborhood and is now counting and sorting his take. He favors the aluminum because he knows that gives him the most income for his work. He carefully replaces all the glass and paper back… Continue reading The Pie Man