Writing a book was this grandmother’s therapy
“When my grandson was a sniper in Afghanistan, I lived in fear every day. It’s one thing to be a parent of a warrior, it’s another thing to be a grandmother. It just about tore me...
Category: Short Stories
That time he got run over by a luggage rack
“Back in 1994 when I was living in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, I was run over by a luggage rack on the airport tarmac. “I was a luggage handler and airplane guide at the time. It...
Teen mom believes that ‘college is my ticket’
“I’m a teen mom. I have a 2-year-old son. It was challenging when I had him and it still is, but I have a lot of people who support me. “It wasn’t planned, but I knew...
High school friends heading in different directions
“We’re graduating from Goose Creek Memorial this year.” What are you most excited about? “Not having to go to school anymore.” These friends do have plans beyond high school. She is headed to Southern Maine Community...
His philosophy: it’s not smoking if you don’t inhale
“I’ve been enjoying cigars for probably 20 years. Cigar smoking is considered non-smoking because you don’t inhale. At least, I don’t. In fact, I have a non-smoking life insurance policy, so that was validated by the...
Musicians, comedians with stars in their eyes
“The name of our group is Lady Lydia and Her Double D’s (Dexter and Dave). We also do a little standup comedy. “We kind of just forced all our friends to come watch us. They’re like,...
She gets that super happy feeling in a library
“I always had the feeling that I’d be happy if I could work in a library. I love to work with the people, especially in public libraries where you get all ages and all kinds of...
He remains bitter about that miscarriage
“When I was living in Arkansas, I was with this girl who had gotten pregnant and then miscarried my baby. The thing is, I didn’t even know she was pregnant. She knew two or three weeks...
Kids provide motivation for family activities
“This is the most activity we do together, go to the park, because everybody is usually so busy. The kids talked us into it. They make us feel bad, you know, and then we’re like, ‘Yeah,...
Turkey transplant long way from home, family
“We moved here from Turkey. We didn’t have any idea what living here would be like. All we really knew about America was what we saw on the news. “I find that the people are more...
