I Got the JobI can’t believe I got the job! Granny had been threatening me that I would have to move out of her basement if I didn’t begin to carry my weight. I do not understand, I’m a twenty-three-year-old man still trying to align his life goals. It was so unfair that mom and… Read More I Got the Job
Father’s Lemon, My SanctuaryAs strange as it might sound, some of the greatest memories of my childhood are tied to a car my parents owned. It was not a special automobile. It wasn’t fast or luxurious, just an entry model Chevrolet. Today the sight of a 1960’s white Chevrolet can calm my nerves and bring… Read More Father’s Lemon, My Sanctuary
The Edmonds at HolidaysMy Mother and Father’s families were so different in their social skills and morals. Father’s people from Missouri rarely made it through the third grade, yet they were a loving and caring community of blood, family and neighbors. Church attenders, frugal, aware not only of their family but also of those around… Read More The Edmonds at Holidays
Doc and DessieGrowing up, across the street lived an older couple who had never had children. They were visited occasionally by nieces and nephews. For the most part though they were loners, seemingly happy in their existence.Doc worked at the Buick Factory across town and always drove a new Buick. Each year, shortly after the… Read More Doc and Dessie
Where I am FromWritten as an ice breaker in a personal essay class I recently attended. I have lived my whole life in Genesee County, Michigan. Spending countless hours as a child in downtown Flint. Working most of my career in Flint. Attending college in Flint. Worshiping and sinning in Flint. When adding that all… Read More Where I am From
Our First Canine Baby During our married life we have had the privilege to have six fur babies of the canine persuasion. We both had dogs as children and it was only natural to adopt them into our lives as adults. The first was Brandy, a golden colored shepard mix. I picked up this little… Read More Our First Canine Baby
In the recent class I took on writing the Weird and Eerie one prompt was to write about an AI interference in the world. As you read this piece, think of a B&W, B Grade Science Fiction Movie. LADWelcome! Welcome! It is so good to see another face in the flesh! I hope you have… Read More LAD
How They MetMy Mother was the oldest daughter of Coal Miners from Pennsylvania. They moved to Flint when she was five, looking for a better life. Or so I have been told. The brood also included another daughter and three sons. They were a rough family, drinkers and fighters. All of their leisure time activities… Read More How They Met
Roy Richard – Hot Tub This was an assignment in a recent class I took on writing the Weird and Eerie. We had ten minutes to write of a recent occurrence and then to add or take away something that would seem weird. I ran out of time before I could expound on my ‘find’.After… Read More Hot Tub
This piece was written as part of a 300 words a day writing challenge in a recent class I took, Writing About Place.Clean up WeekEvery year in the early spring, the community I grew up in hosted “Cleanup Week”. During this time, the township scheduled overtime for the garbage men and they picked up anything… Read More Cleanup Week
Ramblings of an Old Coot 