The Old Lab Who Came Back Home
“Is this the Halvorsen place?” the woman on the phone asked, and I said it was, and she said, “Then I think I have your… Read more
The Purple Heart in the School Gym
“Bud, most of Grandpa’s war stories are made up,” my son-in-law said, and he said it with a smile, the way you tell a boy… Read more
Grandma Elsie’s Rhubarb Custard Pie
The man from the bank leaned into the microphone in the exhibit hall, and I heard him say it plain as day over the box… Read more
The Girl Who Brings the Coffee
“All in favor,” Mike said, and he raised his hand at his own kitchen table like we were the township board deciding on gravel for… Read more
The Pumpkin Patch That Filled a School Bus
“Your patch is muddy and buggy, Diane. I just think Brody deserves something nicer this year.” Courtney said it standing at my kitchen counter with… Read more
The Little Ford That Pulled the Excavator Out
Brent climbed down off the excavator with his gloves in one hand, looked across the crossing at my little gray tractor, and laughed loud enough… Read more
