I remember that afternoon just as if it were yesterday. It was a hot summer day and I was sitting on a limb that was hanging out over the creek that ran by the railroad tracks at the edge of town. There was a small eddy underneath that limb and I had my eye on […]
There was a knock on the door and I slowly got up out of my easy chair, certainly not expecting anyone this time of night. As I opened the door I was greeted with the biggest smile and largest box I have ever seen. The man standing in front of me was dressed more like […]
I sat there as the wind began to pick up and whistle around the corner of the house. The full moon kept diving behind the clouds, stealing the last of bit hope for an easy trip. The more I thought about it the more uneasy I became; to the point of distracting me from the […]
It takes a long time to load a ship with cargo. It just doesn’t get put down in the hold in one gigantic swing of the loading crane. Load after load is slowly and carefully let down and secured in place with chains to keep it from getting torn loose and reeking havoc when the […]
The small rocks beneath his sandals made the going treacherous as he slowly descended into the valley. The sides of the cliff were steep as they reached down into the valley floor. The valley itself, he could see, was actually a valley within a valley and the brook that ran through it had cut deeply […]
