Caney Mountain Blog – Page 49

Part Three: The Favor

He didn’t know she was on her way. The truth is, he wasn’t aware of her existence. Earlier that afternoon, she had boarded a train in Newport, Tennessee, heading toward Missouri. He looked up from where he worked in his garden. Up the lane came a young man who was a farm hand of hisContinue reading “Part Three: The Favor”

The Blog

I have a blog called The Caney Mountain Blog. If you’re reading this on WordPress, you already know this. I have been posting short stories and poems on it since January 2021. We have several businesses linked under ‘The Locals’ that are near and dear to me, like the barbecue restaurants in and around ourContinue reading “The Blog”

The Golf Game

We knew we didn’t belong there. I love to play golf. It’s a relaxing game. Mainly because I don’t care about winning. I care about enjoying the process. And I don’t keep score. And I might go through three or four golf balls in one game. I know, I know. Some might contest that I’mContinue reading “The Golf Game”

The Jokester

Son #1 is into knock-knock jokes. He makes up his own. Let me tell you some of them. Because no one should ever suffer alone. Knock knock. Who’s there? Banana. Banana who? Aren’t you glad I’m a banana? Laughter ensues. Knock knock. Who’s there? Let us. Let us who? Aren’t you glad we’re going toContinue reading “The Jokester”

The Overalls

Well, I bit the bullet today and bought myself an excessive amount of blue denim cleverly disguised as bib overalls. I’m telling you, they didn’t measure the denim in inches or feet. They measured it in miles. They thought the guy wearing these overalls would have legs as big around as the Milky Way. TheContinue reading “The Overalls”