The men were there every day, sitting on the porch or steps of the defunct pool hall. The deserted building sat on a corner where two streets met and formed a Y. There was a front porch with an old bench and a couple of chairs. There were four or five men who played...
Maddie was sitting by the window in the kitchen. The light was better to see the apron she was stitching. She took a handkerchief from her pocket and dabbed at the tears on her cheek.The police officer had just left. He had come to tell her and Bob, her husband, about...
Bernard Mears had arrived in America in his mother's arms. He was two years old in 1878. The Mears family were all hard workers and made a place for themselves in the land of opportunity.Bernie was smart and wanted to be his own boss. When Bernie was 25 he took a...
Grandpa chewed tobacco as he had for many years. Guilt weighed heavily on him because he couldn't seem to give it up.Now and again he would make it a couple of days, but his will power gave out and it was back to the plug of tobacco. None of the other deacon's at his...
There' s nothing more magical than waking up on Christmas morning to falling snow, especially if you are six years old. Rushing to the window, I pressed my nose to the cold glass and watched while huge white flakes drifted earthward.A fairyland lay before my eyes....