Rose answered my message in four minutes, and by the end of that night I understood that the one line I did not write in my brothers obituary was the …

And His Daughter, Rose Read More

The secretary finished telling me what my daughter-in-law had said, and I had to sit down in the church office, because the woman I had spent two years resenting turned …

The Photographs On The Board Read More

My sister finished the sentence I had waited forty-two years to hear, though I never knew I was waiting for it. That week in 1983, our cousins little boy was …

She Was Telling The Truth Read More

I unwrapped that old scorecard right there in my den, and I had to sit down, because it was filled in, and the names at the top were Earl and …

Inside The Ballpark Seat Read More

I unwrapped that old library card right there in my study, and I had to sit down, because clipped to it was a photograph and a note, and the photograph …

Inside The Library Card Catalog Read More

I unwrapped that old station rag right there in my driveway, and I had to sit down, because inside was a cigar box full of little folded papers, and the …

Inside The Gas Pump Read More

I unwrapped that old church bulletin right there on my porch, and I had to sit down, because inside was a letter in my mothers handwriting, folded small, and it …

Inside The Chapel Pew Read More

I unwrapped that old store ledger page right there on my table, and I had to sit down, because it was covered in names and numbers in a faded hand, …

Inside The General Store Scale Read More

I unwrapped that old carousel ticket roll right there on my rug, and I had to sit down, because inside was a photograph and a note, and the photograph was …

Inside The Carousel Horse Read More

I unwrapped that old bakery bag right there on my kitchen floor, and I had to sit down, because inside was a tin recipe box and a note, and the …

Inside The Bakery Counter Read More