City Kids
When we were little, we used to go to our cousins’ farm for two weeks every summer. It was in Hurley, well not exactly in Hurley, more out in the country. Hurley is a small town my family lived in until we moved to …
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Rest In Peace Mike
An old friend died today (April 10, 2018). Mike died today. I’ve known him since Kindergarten. A tiny, blond haired boy with glasses. I remember thinking his hair was as blond as mine. I liked that. Mike was the sweetest of boys. So kind-hearted. So …
I had to jump
The day was like any other. It was summer. It was the Euclid house. My brother and I were playing, like usual. We had a babysitter, like usual. We were doing stuff we weren’t supposed to, like usual. It was the blue house, just two …
I heard a whisper…
Today’s blog post was inspired by a Facebook post from a friend…thanks Ronn. Call it a whisper. Call it your inner voice. Call it a gut feeling. Call it a hunch. Call it fate. Call it God. Whatever you want to call it, it is …
Kid Friends – Branch and Peggie
It was the Euclid house. His house was the Oak house. We played together all the time. I spent a lot of time at his house. His name was Branch Wolf. Is that not the coolest name ever? He was in my grade. I just …
The slow walk home…
We lived in the Euclid house. The elementary school was Lincoln. It was on Prospect Street. The school was about five blocks from home, almost all uphill. Up Central, up to the fountain on Broadway, and the weird connection of streets to the fountain, up …
The Sooper Dooper Chronicles – chapter 5 – the co-workers
Chapter 5 – the co-workers I started working at Sooper Dooper when I was a sophomore in high school. The paths of our lives are interesting don’t you think? I believe it is not in our hands, but up above. The life changers happen because …
Listening for the significance
I’m sitting here alone. The noise is the wind and a cardboard box unfolding ever so slowly. I’m not playing any music. I’m alone with my thoughts. I’m alone listening. I have so many things to do, yet I sit here in my silence. The …
The Sooper Dooper Chronicles – chapter 4, the customers
Chapter 4 of the Sooper Dooper Chronicles is about the customers. There were many, many customers who came into the store. There were semi-regular, once in a while, rarely and super regular customers. The super regular-scour the on sale ad-would come Wednesdays. That was the …
The Sooper Dooper Chronicles – chapter 3 – the morning ladies
The Sooper Dooper chronicles – the morning ladies If you were lucky enough to work any mornings at Soooer Dooper, you got to work with Pat, Charlotte or Lorraine. If you were really lucky, you got to work with all three at the same time. As …