Back then, back when he was just a gangly kid and before he became an artist, I felt I had a job to do – teach my son to be better at sports than I ever was. I’d been a second string jock during high school so on the day Joey was born I vowedContinue reading “Sketching Snowflakes”
Monthly Archives: January 2019
Minus Thirty Degrees
This 75 word story, “Minus Thirty Degrees,” was feature January 28, 2019 on Paragraph Planet. Minus thirty degrees, deep in the north woods. Lost for three days two men huddle together trying to light a fire. They are bone cold numb. Down to their last match, Jerry reaches for Mike’s hands, takes them in hisContinue reading “Minus Thirty Degrees”
Butterflies
Oh, how they danced this morning on the summer breeze, drifting through the garden, keeping me company while I worked under the bright, hot sun. Janie loved butterflies, even talked to them, their own special language, and she would have loved today, surrounded by their gentle ballet, their colorful beauty. I know for certain theyContinue reading “Butterflies”
Lovey-Dovey
I always liked that photo her father took of Belinda and me. Her parents ran Rothschild’s Ice Cream Emporium and they thought having a lovey-dovey couple sharing a couple of their cones would make for good advertising. I was all on board. Belinda and I had been dating for a few weeks, and I wasContinue reading “Lovey-Dovey”
Tangled Up In Blue
The band finished a kick-ass version of Tangled Up In Blue and Ben and Jenny clapped enthusiastically, along with the rest of the crowd at O’Donnell’s, a popular bar in downtown St. Paul. “That was great,” Ben said, grinning and taking a sip of his drink. “One of my favorite Dylan songs,” Jenny said, drinkingContinue reading “Tangled Up In Blue”