2026
What Does it Mean to be an American? โ by Tommy
I was born eleven months before the start of World War II, into a country...
Brandon
I have three biological grandchildren and four โbonusโ grandchildren through my wife, seven bright points...
Dad
My father left this world in 1986, after thirteen long years of illness that slowly...
My Favorite Sport
For most of my life, my favorite sport was football โ specifically NFL football, the...
My Granpa’s Dilemma
The night sky over Clell, Virginia, hung low with stars, a frosty bowl of light...
The Silence of Loneliness
Hank sat on the bankโs edge, fishing pole in one hand, a thick cigar in...
Betty’s Gift of Berries
By the time anyone heard Tom coming, it was already too late to pretend they...
My Life in Ten Sentences
As my eighty-fifth birthday approaches, Iโve taken on the challenge of telling my lifeโs story...
Kindness and Determination
As the years accumulate, so do the values that steer a life.Some prove noble, some...