Maybe I’ll find millions of dollars. Maybe the light will dawn in people’s lives and we’ll all get along with each other. Maybe the news coming from the television will be only good. And then, again…maybe not. This is the month of May and if you see a strange-looking but busy little insect this month, […]
Apr 30, 2023
And So It Goes
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The last day of April has come around and tomorrow, we start a brand new month of this eventful spring. Will spring finally settle in and feel comfortable in May? Let’s hope she stays in a good mood and there’s nothing in store like the Peggs tornado of 1920. Each year, I re-print the account […]
Apr 19, 2023
The Car Race
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“It’s all your fault,” I muttered. Annabelle just shrugged, a goofy grin on her face. I shifted on the hard, wood chair in the sheriff’s office. It was uncomfortable, but so was the glare of the Diller County Sheriff. Believe it or not, Annabelle and I were here because of the slumping sales of my […]
Apr 6, 2023
Who Was Tom?
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Tom Swifties are fun to think up. They’re also a good way to go to sleep if that’s a problem at night–better than counting sheep. This morning, I thought I’d try writing some Tom Swifties for mystery stories. Some of them are sort of a stretch, I admit. “Not a star nor the moon in […]
Mar 30, 2023
A Long Time Ago
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As twilight slips in and throws long shadows across the lawn, I’m reminded of how days ended a long time ago when I was a child. At the same time each evening, the cows would amble across the pasture toward the barn. It was milking time. Mom would have supper on the stove and Dad […]
Mar 26, 2023
Kin and Shirttail Kin
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Ancestors are fascinating people. You have them. I have them. Each ancestor has a story and, from their stories, we arrive and write our own stories to pass on. These people are our kinfolk, but then, there are shirttail kin. These are the people who are related to our relatives and who narrowly miss being […]
