After the house burned, and when we were living in a one-room tar paper shack, Papa had a part-time job with the city working on road construction; he ran an overhead crane and dug ditches for sewer pipes. It was a good job. But then he got an offer to transport house trailers between FloridaContinue reading “Eight Hens Roosting”
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Proud-Cut
NOT LONG AFTER I returned to college, Mama hired Landis Spurbeck to deliver and stack hay in the barn. Landis was the old cowboy who had told me Prince needed to be broken. “You got to teach him who’s boss,” he had advised. Landis drove his pick-up truck loaded with bales of hay to the barnContinue reading “Proud-Cut”
Recent Loon Paintings Aug 2023
Elocution Lessons
Excerpt from Nettles and Roses: A Mother Remembered. (Elocution hand positions pictured.) Before church service each Sabbath, the head elder, Brother Lane, gave announcements, and one Sabbath he announced that the church had a piano to give away. Before heading home, Mama told Brother Lane that she wanted the piano for her children. He didn’tContinue reading “Elocution Lessons”
Excerpt from Lost and Found and Found Again: A Math Mystery
We Encounter Hitalittle Bear Dog had been waiting for me at the door. He was talking to an old man who appeared to be able to understand dog talk. Bear said, “Here comes my friend.” And the old man answered, “I’ll open the door. It’s a little big for you and your buddy.” “Thanks,” BearContinue reading “Excerpt from Lost and Found and Found Again: A Math Mystery”
Playing with Dead Rats: Searching for Humanbeingness
During lunch break, a group of teachers, all women, had gathered in the lounge to savor cups of hot coffee, check out catalog bargains, and talk about home and school. In one of the conversations, a second-grade teacher shared that several little girls in her class regularly brought Barbie and Ken dolls to school. She remarkedContinue reading “Playing with Dead Rats: Searching for Humanbeingness”
As the Crow Flies 