Man Up
Man Up I’ve had it with the arguments, where she turns it around that I’m always wrong. I’ve walked out before, even made it to the subway platform. But I stood there like a dummy and I let two trains go by. A transit cop gave me the fish-eye, so I scurried back to the…
Holy Ghost Picnic
Patrick, here is your next question: Talk about a time in your youth when your family was all together and you had a really good time. Laurie Holy Ghost Picnic I’ve had a hard time with this one, Laurie. My parents were loving but not demonstrative. Family memories are bland; in the most vivid, I…
A Road Trip
Darlings This is a story of a year-long road trip, 1970-71. I bought a ratty-old mail truck for $400. A carpenter and a welder helped me turn it into a habitable camper – sort of. When you’ve got a camper, or recreational vehicle if you’re going to be fancy-shmancy, you can go anywhere you want.…
Paddy & Dear Me
Out Of Exile – 1940 Chapter 1 I never even knew I had a grandmother until Mom yanked me out of school. We ran down the empty hallway and stopped just inside the front door. “Paddy, guess who’s waiting to meet you?” “I don’t know.” “Your grandmother Amelia. She’s in the car.” We rushed…
Paddy & Dear Me
Out Of Exile – 1940 Chapter 1 I never even knew I had a grandmother until Mom yanked me out of school. We ran down the empty hallway and stopped just inside the front door. “Paddy, guess who’s waiting to meet you?” “I don’t know.” “Your grandmother Amelia. She’s in the car.” We rushed…
Dining Out
An osprey brought a Spanish mackerel for lunch—outside our backdoor—in Safety Harbor.