The story goes Pa met Ma in the city when he drove a truckload of pigs to market. She was the young waitress who served him cup after cup of coffee and gave him three eggs instead of ju...
For years Rocky’s Diner had always done a great business for breakfast and lunch but his dinner business had fallen off recently as folks moved to the suburbs, got married, died or simp...
Old barber shop in a neighborhood never posh now poor. A single chair with an ancient barber
For years Willie has saved his mo… investing it in stocks and bonds, waiting to sit in his recliner each quarter with a martini reviewing his profits.
Being bipolar isn’t easy but it’s tougher when you’re poor and have to walk rather than ride
She was just an old lady who lived next door. I’d wave and smile and give a nice hello but nothing more.
Herb’s wife says the grass needs cutting and Herb agrees. She says the neighbors are upset he hasn’t cut it for the last five weeks.
In 1958 Elmer’s was the only high school in his county that had been integrated. Basketball was the big sport. People in the little town filled the gym every Tuesday and Friday. They ro...
Miss Goody Two-Shoes’ sweaters aren’t too tight, skirts aren’t too straight and heels aren’t too high. She’s a swan gliding
They’re starlets Hollywood has yet to discover, two nice young ladies who assemble sandwiches at the Subway Shop Monday through Friday at noon.
Hearts are stopping faster than usual among people I know and people I don’t married to other people
This is Granny in the Ozarks call… Please come down before spring goes away for summer. The geese are coming through and landing on the pond
A minister’s son married a deacon’s daughter after a long courtship. It was difficult at times doing everything right
Sleet on the turnpike in the middle of the night but I keep driving, both hands on the wheel, nowhere to pull off,
The problem is, Priscilla grew up in a penthouse having parties whil… Biff came of age under a bridge fighting other trolls, he remember… When Pris calls his office and sa…