College transition taking longer than expected
“I’ve been going to community college long enough to get a Ph.D. I’m sure my parents are really proud. I spent a long time trying to figure out what I wanted to do and kind of...
Category: Short Stories
After driving trucks for years, it’s time to relax
“I’ve been driving nearly all my life. When I was 14 years old, I started driving a big truck for my daddy in Brownsville. He showed me how. Then for about 50 years, I drove 18-wheelers...
With tech tools in hand, he loves working from home
“The company I work for is very flexible. When it’s needed, it’s really accommodating to be able to work from home. Plus nowadays, I can pretty much do everything I need using my phone and laptop....
Giving shots, teaching ‘extercises’ in their future
What do you want to be when you grow up? (Girl) “I want be a doctor so I can give people shots to make them better. But I don’t like getting shots, so when I’m a...
Truck driver’s daughters want more time with dad
“I’ve been driving a truck since 1997. When I was running chemicals it was out, unload and come right back. Now I haul crude oil in the Texas Panhandle and western Oklahoma, and I’m usually gone...
He realizes that good grades could equal good job
“My happiest moment? Probably when I graduated high school and knew I didn’t have to go to school all day, five days a week any more.” Do you consider yourself a good student? “Yeah, when I...
Father tries to set a good example for his sons
“As a dad, I’m just trying to make sure they’ve got everything they need. Try to raise them right, you know? “For instance, about two years ago this one (left) grabbed a Dr Pepper one day,...
He tries to balance job, family and golf career
“I play on the Golf Channel Amateur Tour and have taken my share of first places. But my job is very demanding, last year especially, so I kind of got a little rusty. “I’m a construction...
She believes rescue animals ‘deserve a fair chance’
“My sister and I like to rescue animals. We just pick them up or people give them to us. The last cat I had was found in a wall at work. She was about two days...
Proud of their energy-efficient Scooby-Doo van
“Through a class at our school, we were involved in the Shell Eco-marathon. It’s a big competition where teams design, build and test energy-efficient vehicles. We worked on a 1960 VW bus that looked like the...
