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Monday, May 3, 2021

CONFUSION - a short story

“I appreciate the thought, Callie, but the truth is, I donated that book.” “You did?” “Got it at the campus bookstore when it first came out,” she said. “I couldn’t get past the first two pages. How’d you like it?” “I couldn’t finish it either. I only bought it because I thought you’d….” They were... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 2, 2021

CONFUSION - a short story

CONFUSION Only twenty minutes into her volunteer shift at the library’s used bookshop and Callie was already bored. There’d be very few patrons this Sunday afternoon, the first decent day in a couple of months. Anyone with a choice would be out enjoying the sunshine. She set up the coffee maker,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 1, 2021

ALPHABET STORIES & SOMETHING ELSE

I had not included Gary and Lorraine's story in the Alphabet series, but it has been with me since 1954, when their lives were lost. It is the kind of poignant, fatalistic story that gets memorialized in folk songs, a tragic ending that makes so many of us remember their names and the story long... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 30, 2021

ALPHABET LOVE STORY G - GARY

Gary Baker’s athletic ability earned him a football scholarship to Western, even though he was only 5’6” and weighed barely one hundred and forty pounds. He was greased lightning on the field, a highly effective running back. His senior year, MHS did not lose a single game, and was the last team in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 29, 2021

ABOUT THE ALPHABET LOVE STORIES

For the most part these stories were written about ten years ago, true stories about people I met on the job or schoolmates of mine. I changed the names to protect their privacy in case I ever got lucky enough to publish them. There's one more story, one that I wrote earlier this week about a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021

ALPHABET LOVE STORY - JOLENE

At nineteen, Jolene Murphy was no dewy-eyed babe with her head in the clouds. She didn't dream of meeting her prince and riding off into a romantic happily-ever-after. Jolene knew from unpleasant experience exactly what guys were after: wham, bam and not so much as a thank you, ma'am. No courtship,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

ALPHABET LOVE STORY

M – MAISIE Maisie was a trained dancer -- at twenty she was a professional. She was a little above average height, muscular and lean with an athletic build (translation, small high breasts). Her face was perfectly proportioned, a lovely canvas that transformed beautifully under a skilled makeup... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 26, 2021

ALPHABET LOVE STORY

D - DELL When he was a junior at MHS polio seized Dell Winslow in its horrible jaws and bit down hard. He missed quite a bit of fall term while he "vacationed" in a polio ward in Tacoma – too far from home for his mom to visit on a daily basis and in quarantine for several of those weeks. Then came... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 25, 2021

ALPHABET LOVE STORY A - ART

Art Mesmer's early claim to fame was partly about how he set his house on fire, and partly about how he put it out. He took a lot of teasing about the incident, but took it good-naturedly. In fact, if he hadn't had to overcome his fundamental shyness and take his bows, so to speak, Art might never... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 24, 2021

Alphabet Love Story B – BETTY

I don't know where Betty Clark met Bill Lindley. But I'm fairly certain there was music involved, Western music, with twangy guitars and a cowboys-around-the- campfire atmosphere. When she babysat me and my kid sister and brother, Betty loved to sing and play her guitar. From the time she was about... Sign in to see full entry.

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