The Christmases of Yesteryear

It’s a nostalgic time of year. Tonight, I’m remembering some of my favorite memories and sharing them. These stories won’t be long because the memories are short and specific, so I’ve bunched a few of them together for your reading displeasure. My first memory of seeing a man wearing a fake white beard attached toContinue reading “The Christmases of Yesteryear”

The Chiropractor

A couple of months ago, I had back issues for several weeks. No, I don’t need surgery. I do a lot of sitting down and not enough exercising. That’s what I need – more exercise. My brother-in-law was having back pain as well. He gets a lot of exercise, though. So he had back issuesContinue reading “The Chiropractor”

The Birthday Eve

My wife is a saint. Perhaps an angel. She still loves me. So that proves it. As I write, the boys are in bed, and she is busy in the kitchen preparing a surprise for Son #2. There is a banner spanning the entrance to our small dining area. It reads, “Happy 2nd Birthday.” ThereContinue reading “The Birthday Eve”

The Finale

The closer she got to that spot in the fencerow, the louder the noise became. It sounded like something was trying to escape. She looked through the brush and came face to face with a wild-eyed buck. He had tried to jump the fence into the field. For whatever reason, the deer had gotten caughtContinue reading “The Finale”

The Reading and Writing

The only problem with writing a post every day is sometimes it gets late in the day, and the story I have written gets accidentally deleted, which has happened more times than I care to admit. Sometimes, I don’t know if I’ll have the time to finish it before the clock strikes midnight. There wasContinue reading “The Reading and Writing”