Citizen Soldiers
Grandpa Kindred only shared a few of his wartime experiences with us. Grandpa was a combat engineer in Patton’s Third Army during the Battle of the Bulge and the push…
Month: May 2016
Broken Rules
On February 2nd, 1960 four black men peaceably sat down for lunch. In so doing they broke the rules and changed an injustice that diminished their humanity and dignity. The…
It’s a Little-Known Fact…
We’ve entered a new era, sort of anyway. Maybe you remember the TV show Cheers, a comedy set in a Boston bar room. One of the characters was a know-it-all…
Broken Lives
Say you’re driving down the highway and suddenly the check engine light comes on. Everything seems OK; it’s not sputtering and the gauges look good. So what’s that little light…
Defining God
When you boil it all down, it’s simply a matter of willingness. Now that doesn’t make much sense, does it? While the sentence could be true, probably is true, there’s…
Broken Expectations
Have you ever had this happen to you? You’re at a friend’s house and they offer you a glass of sweet tea but hand you lemonade by accident. You don’t…
Make Mother’s Day Meaningful
I thought that after six years Mother’s Day would get easier. It hasn’t. You see, I lost my mom in December 2010 to a tragic illness. There’s so much that…
The Helmet – Love
This is my first short story. Betty and I had stopped at an Applebee’s after some Christmas shopping. All the stories in the fruit series were based on some piece…
Real Fruit – Love
Imagine a world without limits. No speed limit: you can go as fast you dare. There is nothing to stop you from doing anything your heart desires. Want to fly…