You Ain’t Seen Nuthin’ Yet!

You Ain’t Seen Nuthin’ Yet!

I remember the day a wall of colorful plastic beads made heaven seem so much closer. I was wandering through the jewelry making section of a local arts and crafts store.  I turned the corner and there, along one whole side of an aisle, were hundreds of strands of...
A Summer’s Day Mishap

A Summer’s Day Mishap

NOTE: This story is based on an actual happening as told to me. Names have been changed at the request of the subject. Not everyone grows up in a family with fourteen siblings. But I did. We filled up the old weathered farmhouse on the South Dakota prairie with its...
The Hospital Hilton

The Hospital Hilton

If there was anything even remotely humorous about my colon cancer surgery, I was going to find it. After all, it had forced its way into my life like a renegade family member I couldn’t slap with a restraining order. The penalty for the perpetrator was death by...
The Music You Were Meant to Play

The Music You Were Meant to Play

“She sat on the stage of a great concert hall dressed in a flowing, red gown. People of every ethnicity and race surrounded her and each held a musical instrument, some of which were unfamiliar to her. In her lap reposed a fine violin, its polished wood glowing...