“Gwen, you’re home! Hon, could you please bring me a coaster?” “Sure, Mom!” I quickly shed my jacket and hung it on a hook by the front ...

I bless the longer summer days, the heavens filled with light, The glorious, golden evenings that stretch far into the night. And havi...

“Nope. I’ve made up my mind. There’s no changing it!” Mom and Sally were having a discussion in the kitchen. Too often in the past, I ...

When new engaged, my man and me, the toughest thing for us, Was trying to decide a date. We’d much to be discussed. “All girls hope fo...

“Wow! With the $50.00 you gave me, this makes $75.00!” Say what you will about Sally, she can add. Maybe a bit of background . . . It ...

The year was 1922, Nineteen years. A grown man, true. Australia. Armed with book, not sword, Expecting naught of fame. Reward. ...

I looked at the clock for the umpteenth time as I stuffed the margarine back into the fridge. “What time did you say . . .?” “Two o’clo...

Mom was cuddled in a blanket in the front room when I came home--her feet up, the remainder of a plate of waffles and syrup beside her, ...

Teaching teens is what I do, I teach the whole week long. I’ve grown to love these kids of mine, I miss them if they’re gone! I...

“Two weeks of peace! You must be so excited!” Mrs. Ames adjusted her ever-present head scarf . Mom and I looked at each other. Okay, I w...

‘Twas dark and dreary— The twinkling long night stretching out before, The cold air pinched— It prodded round the windows and the ...