Bitter Cold and Frozen Everywhere I stood on the porch and considered digging out. I turned around, opened the door, and walked back into the warmth of our kitchen. Hell could wait. Relentless, fierce winds from the north spent the day sculpting the scene. Fleet Freeze Satan’s Sister She arrogantly eyed me, stomped a foot,…
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Country living is not always kind. Death lives under the wide, blue skies over the vast, green fields. Hard decisions are made because they are the best decisions at death’s doorstep. And in those, resides kindness. “Mommy, mommy! I found a kitty in the tree, and it let me pet it!” my little girl shouted…
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Two Chicken Dinners in the Suitcase The small, dark man wore a dirty suit jacket, blue jeans, and bulky, black boots. A tired-looking brown fedora covered his bowl cut of salt and pepper gray hair. He was seated at a booth for six. He had requested a place setting for his friend. The waitress asked…
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He entered the kitchen and pulled off his work boots and socks. He seated himself at the head of the table for his final meal in the tiny kitchen. His aged face, with its tired eyes, no longer prompted her to greet him with a kiss and hug. She still declared her love for him,…
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