A Can of Worms

I watched as Mom drove off, a stone rattling in the hubcap which I knew would drive her nuts before too long. She slowly made her way down the narrow, tree lined opening in the woods everyone called a driveway and in a moment was hidden in the forest. A minute later I heard her

A Tale of Then and Now – Parts 1 and 2

Part 1 – It Was A Great Life The phone rings in the kitchen. “You’d better answer it Ronnie,” Annie, my wife, says, “It’s probably the funeral home.” I run from the living room where we’re reading. Through a west facing window, the late afternoon sun catches my eye, temporarily blinding me. I stub my

A Tale of Then and Now

Part 2 – There’s More Talk about the dark side of serendipity. With my visit to the cemetery over, it was time to go home. I was in a super good mood, finally having resolved my memorial issue, knowing my saying, “It was a great life” succinctly summed up what I wanted etched into my

A Tale of Then and Now

Part 1 – It Was A Great Life The phone rings in the kitchen. “You’d better answer it Ronnie,” Annie, my wife, says, “It’s probably the funeral home.” I run from the living room where we’re reading. Through a west facing window, the late afternoon sun catches my eye, temporarily blinding me. I stub my