Little Katie has crept into my room, climbed into bed with me. She always does when they are fighting. She…
Three sins we’d been told, three sins was the absolute minimum. Anything less was to think yourself better than others.…
I was home for Christmas, at my Aunt’s house for a family gathering and just returning from using the bathroom…
My eyes have always been sensitive to light. It hurts. From a very young age I wore special glasses with…
My parents purchased the house at a steep discount. The family that lived there needed to sell fast. The mother…
In 1972 my family moved to Johnsburg, Illinois. Dad had been chosen to head up a new office of his…
Papa was sent to death row and Mama changed our names. I went from being Scott Walker to being Jimmy…
What a party we had the night our old school burned down. I had dropped out by then and was…
When I was eight, my teacher was called Miss Hayes. She seemed old, but picturing her now I guess she…
