It was my senior year in high school. I had been given the assignment of speaking with the head of transportation for the school district for a report. I had missed out on the choice assignments.I walked over to the "bus garage" and waited to see Mike to find out the...
It was a pleasant November morning. I was traveling by a leading Airlines, which had an excellent track record in customer service.Pleasantries and smiles greeted me at all places as I boarded the plane. I was appreciating the fact that young girls and boys or should...
For some reason, I thought of Mrs. McGhee today. I first met her in church, a lovely Christian lady with snow white hair combed to perfection Although she was way up in years, her face didn't seem wrinkled. Maybe it was that ivory white face powder she used that gave...
Junior high is probably the worst time in young people's lives. Bodies are changing in ways they never thought possible, and they spend most of their time trying to fit into a mold that peers have formed for them. Gone are the days of Elmer's glue, crayons, and the...
I was very excited because I had just received a FedEx package containing the front cover for my first and only book, which, hopefully, will be coming out soon. I telephoned my wife and then I drove to the pizza where she was working so we could eat lunch together....
Many years ago, when my children were ages 10 and 6, I went through a very trying time. I had just lost my husband of 7 years, to escape abuse. I managed to get a job with a nursing home as an aide for the elderly and moved in with a "friend" to share living...
About thirty years ago (written in 1955) a class in sociology at Johns Hopkins University made a scientific study of one of the worst slum districts of Baltimore.Tabulations were made on cards, 200 of which were marked "Headed for Jail." On each card was the name of a...
