Out on the deck she could hear them frolicking. It was Bear Week and her neighbors had rented their place to a hearty group of ursines. Oh my! How she loved Bears! It was just like a slumber party that she wasn’t invited to. They had warned her, “The pool is OK, but you better… Continue reading In the Hot Tub
Do Over
She used to cry every time she heard, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.” Her son was in the Navy keeping the peace between China and Taiwan. The Indy, (USS Independence) was a sitting duck between the two as China lobbed its, “We are testing explosions,” within striking distance. “Kill anything that looks like it’s going… Continue reading Do Over
KY
Auntie was pinched lipped as she vacuumed the carpet in front of the TV where the girls had enjoyed some popcorn and Cokes. She had had enough of these lack-a-daisy girls and their travels. Kristie and Vicki were hitch hiking together, traveling to towns down the east coast and into the southern states stopping in… Continue reading KY
Salt Man
“What’s that noise?” Kristie awoke in the middle of the night to hear someone digging close by. Jack got up to look outside. “You’re not gonna believe this,” he said as he crept back into bed. “What was it?” “It’s Salt Man.” “Huh?” “Yeah, the neighbor is busy digging a fifty pound sack of salt… Continue reading Salt Man
Goodwill
They teased her about her clothes. Sometimes she wished that story about the girl with 100 Dresses was true. Maybe her parents couldn’t afford to buy her new clothes, but at a certain point when she reached her teens she was given her aunt’s old clothes to wear. Her aunt was seven years older to… Continue reading Goodwill