Kristie was out on the desert selling Mexican pottery at Four Corners. She loved this job. It was like camping in any situation where you meet interesting people that you never see again. Four Corners near Boron, CA where two roads intersected in the middle of nowhere. It was windy and dusty. There was nothing… Continue reading Desert Song
Category: The Epochs
Graham and the Captain
She was probably making a mistake by dating roommates. She knew this might get complicated. Graham was a nice tall thin blond from England who was immediately smitten with the free spirit Kristie had to offer. He was one of the boys she was currently interested in whom her father would actually allow her to… Continue reading Graham and the Captain
Anything
The two boys waited with anticipation all day! Waited in the Orange Grove to meet her. Thirteen is hard on a boy. Girls mature more rapidly and in many cultures are engaged or married by that age. Most thirteen year old girls look much the same five or even ten years later. Not so with… Continue reading Anything
4th of July
“I am a liberal and a patriot,” Kristie began. “The two go together as far as I’m concerned. Some may think that being a liberal disqualifies me from being patriotic but I LOVE America! I love our history, our forefathers and foremothers. I love the USA!” She can remember learning the Pledge of Allegiance when… Continue reading 4th of July
Marching Band
It was summer and her parents wanted to keep her busy, so they decided she should go to summer school. They signed her up for Marching Band thinking that all that exercise would be good for her. “Well, hot dog!” she thought, “120 degrees in the shade. Six weeks of marching in the hot desert… Continue reading Marching Band