Monthly Archives: May 2011

“That stairway goes to nowhere”, I thought.  I looked at it curiously.  This twenty plus step ornate wooden staircase that led to nothing but air, sat near a corner in the countryside.  There was no barn. There was no house. … Continue reading →

Thursday comes and goes in the blink of an eye.  She had hoped that he would be home today.  His tour of duty was to have ended within the past two weeks.  Instead, she sits by the phone and waits … Continue reading →

Man Overboard He has done it again.  That man goes overboard every time with his perpetual pokiness.  He started this project of putting trim into our newly constructed basement bedroom.  My husband began the project several weeks ago.  It took … Continue reading →

Women are gross. I know that sounds odd coming from a woman, but I am NOT one of them. Those women are the prissy, pampered, dressed to the nines type women that wander about this earth in their fancy jewelry, … Continue reading →

Tooth Where is it?  Have I lost it?  Frantically I search the workbench. It is what I need to finish this one off. I look under the workbench.  I  retrace my steps back down the stone path to the house … Continue reading →

Summer came much too quickly.  Spring didn’t happen.  The weather went from a snowy and a below normal temperatures.  The snow drifts melting were going to be a problem for Hank.  It was going to expose his stash.  He didn’t … Continue reading →

He was at the end of his rope.  It had been a rough day at work.  His boss was on him for every little thing.  There was nothing he could do right. This afternoon, his number one customer called and … Continue reading →

“I hate you. You have ruined my life,” screamed my little boy.  It was hard for me to remember that precious little boy that he had been.  “How could you do this to me?” he cried. “This” was delivering him … Continue reading →

“I did it,” Marissa screamed. “What, er what?” John asked as he groggily tried to understand what was going on.  He resented his well-earned nap being interrupted by the boisterous Marissa. “Celebrate with me, come on, get up you lazy … Continue reading →