The Day the VFW Filled the Showroom
“Lorraine, it’s a civil matter,” Stan Kessler said. He did not look up from his computer screen when he said it. He had a coffee… Read more
The Pew My Son Swore Off
The side door at Verdell United Methodist sticks when the weather turns damp, and it was damp that morning, so I put my shoulder into… Read more
The Free Reunion at the Lake
The post went up in the family group on a Monday in May, while I was at my desk at the dental office arguing with… Read more
Sunday Dinner Behind the Dugout
Jenna said it with her hands in my dishwater, which is the only reason I did not drop the roaster. She was rinsing the gravy… Read more
Forty Plates on the Tailgate
Kristin said it at noon coffee, in the machine shed, with the big door rolled up and the October wind coming in off the stubble…. Read more
The Bible School Under the Cottonwood
“It’s outdated, Robin. Honestly.” Tammy Wolff said it beside her Buick in the church parking lot, with her keys already in her hand and the… Read more
