When Earnest was a young boy, his father said, “Son, I wanna tell you the secret to happiness, but it’s in here.” The rapidly aging, already grizzled- at 35 - man raised a red-white-and-blue can with fancy lettering to his lips for a long moment then returned it to his knee. “Aahh! That’s it, son. [...]
The following is a work in progress. If I choose to add another installment, the above title will appear plus “Part 2.” The end seems like a both a stopping point and a jumping-off point, so it feels right to me. Hope you agree. — D.
It was fifth period, and just a few hours [...]
Joe and Bonnie Tierny made Little Mikey go to bed at ten o’clock Saturday nights so he could get a good night’s sleep before Sunday school in the morning. Tommy, the oldest could get away with staying out late in Joe and Bonnie went out on a date. This meant they would bring [...]
