Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
There's no easy way to say goodbye to a friend. No matter how beautiful the memories, or how long the friendship, whether the end comes swiftly or painfully slow, it is always difficult to let go. Yesterday, we paid our respects to our friend Doug. A member of General Patton's army, he was a decorated [...]
We've noticed that the sweetest candy and the shiniest shoes are called Mary Janes. And, though both have been around much longer than our beloved Outlaw Mary Jane, we think the three Mary Janes share a number of attributes including eternal style, reliability, grace, comfort and kindness. Today, we're chewing a little sweet candy, and [...]
They say you can’t go home again, but I did. I even bought my parent’s house and am raising my family there. My house and I share a language, and I can translate each floorboard’s creek, each radiator’s groan. I can trace our house’s history through ceiling cracks, like rings in a tree trunk. “When [...]
My father grew up happily in a Pennsylvania coal mining town. Nicknamed Uncus, his favorite character from the Last of the Mohicans, he spent days outside, roaming the woods. What he needed, and it wasn't much, his mother purchased from the company store. Still, it was my father who took me shopping for my high [...]
This weekend I had the great pleasure of spending time with the Molly B and Me family. As a member of the large Biskupic family, I am associated with many subgroups. I am proud to be a member of the peas and carrot club. I am allowed to read the coveted green and red pepper [...]