Elrod is Smokin’
With the arrival of Elrod, life at 44 Cherry Street became a circus. Lorraine could hear his phone ringing at all hours with the loud ringtone: “Dixie.” Way down south in the land of cotton… Elrod was a smoker, too, … Continued
Poor, Poor Frederick: 44 Cherry St.
Lorraine knew she was in trouble before she even crawled out of bed. Frederick was moaning and loudly clearing his throat as if there were a whole biscuit stuck in it. She could hear him scrambling for a Kleenex from … Continued
44 Cherry St: If Truth Be Told
After awkward silences and stilted conversation, Lorraine and Frederick’s dinner with Ellie was finally over, and Ellie had gone across the hall to her apartment. Lorraine silently cleared the table and began washing the dishes. She had no dishwasher, but … Continued
44 Cherry: Tofu: A Communist Plot?
Lorraine poured herself an extra large tumbler of Sauvignon Blanc, her favorite wine, took a big sip, and set to work preparing dinner. That clueless Frederick had invited the new neighbor for dinner and now the two of them were … Continued
A Bomb Drops at 44 Cherry Street
44 Cherry Street: Ellie Explains Herself. Sort of. Lorraine and Ellie were seated across from each other in Lorraine’s living room. Frederick was beside them but absorbed completely in his book. A tornado could travel through the room and Frederick … Continued
Neighbors at 44 Cherry St.
Back to 44CherrySt where Lorraine Is upset because she gets a new neighbor. She and Frederick are living in wedded bliss.
So What’s New at 44 Cherry Street?
Some time ago, I was working on a series of stories called 44 Cherry St., based loosely on Armisted Maupin’s Tales of a City, and Alexander McCall Smith’s 44 Scotland St. I created some fictional characters and planted them at … Continued
So, What’s New?
When I was a teacher at the Juvie Prison in Swannanoa, the boys would tease me that even though the length of time they had to serve there was long, the length of time I would serve there was way … Continued
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Sometimes we try to take in too much and get frustrated. Too much tech does me in!
Losing My Mind
Ron recently read an article in Time Magazine about Dementia, as we are at the age to start worrying about it. I have always been scattered and forgetful. In fact I once forgot to go to a shower that I … Continued