stories about family
- Posted in stories about familyMy siblings and I have become detectives. Sleuths peering into heavy filing cabinets and cluttered garage corners. We are searching for our dad’s military discharge form. Apparently, it is a piece of gold that no veteran is ever supposed to lose.…Read More
- My husband (that's him to the right, with our two babies) doesn’t want me to write about this topic. He’s afraid that no one will ever hire me again if I speak out, and there will be no more food on the table. But as with our disagreement about…Read More
- Posted in pondering, stories about familyMy dad used to tell a story about when he was in the Army. He was drafted during the Korean War, and like all GIs, sent to basic training. Aside from the “basic” of basic training, he had to choose between two or three specialized training programs.…Read More
- Posted in stories about family, the story economyMy mom’s back is bothering her. She is 77, and she rarely complains. So for her to say something, it’s pretty real. She’s even starting to walk all hunched over. “Mom, go to the doctor,” my sisters and I keep telling her. I will wait until…Read More
- Posted in inspiration, stories about familyThis is a story about clarity of vision and the way it pulls you forward: I know that to be true. But the details of this particular story live only at the very tip of my memory, because it happened when I was just four. So I took the pieces I…Read More