James and Manny were in-laws chatting over a deep-dish pizza in a pizza joint. Their wives were off gallivanting somewhere else, but they did expect a nice meal from the leftovers. They talked about family, friends, national events, world problems, solving them all yet solving none. It’s the way life should be among friends and Read More

Cash was king in the country the Fieldings were going to, U.S. dollars cash, that is. When the Fieldings went to empty their bank account and get $13,000 in new bills, the bank was ready for them. Randy had to call a week in advance to make sure they had enough cash on hand lest Read More

It wasn’t that George Haley was tired every single Sunday during the preacher’s sermon, the words and stories just weren’t compelling enough for him to stay awake. He tried to stay awake, but every attempt he made fell flat. He didn’t snore or anything like that. He just nodded off during the times he should Read More

“May I have your attention please, Portman County Library patrons. Attention please. In fifteen minutes, the Library will be turning off the internet connection for 60 minutes for unscheduled maintenance. Repeat, the library will be turning off internet connectivity for one hour for unscheduled maintenance. Your cell phone reception will be limited and your internet Read More

This walk really was no different than the thousand other walks Andy King had been on since moving to Meadow Lakes. Meadow Lakes was the neighborhood Andy lived in, but he liked to use it when referring to the home as if it were something special. It separated itself from Windsor, Summerdale, RiverPointe, and a Read More