The company pic-nic

It was time again for the annual company picnic. Instead of the usual deal in some park, the picnic committee had decided to get everyone discount (as in huge discount) passes to the local theme[…]

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Ugly duckling

Her name was Barbara, she lived not too far away from us across the railroad tracks in a shack of a home that her poor family rented. Barbara was an outcast, she attended school with[…]

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Sam and kim

It was a hot July afternoon when I was staying at my Aunt Alice and Uncle Mike's house with my family for the next two weeks. The phone rang and my aunt told me to[…]

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Meeting sara

We arrived at George and Norma’s place about 10:00 Saturday morning, and Norma took me into the kitchen to meet her mom. Norma introduced us. “Mom, this is Darrell, Francine’s new husband. Darrell, meet my[…]

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School reform

It was the year the government passed a landmark ruling concerning sex education in the public school system. It was also the year in which the public school system became profitable. The ruling gave the[…]

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