“The child is father to the man.’ How can he be? The words are wild. Suck any sense from that … More
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“My Heart Leaps Up” Poem by William Wordsworth on Real Joy
My Heart Leaps Up My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it … More
Chapter 26 ~ Rosa’s Story Turns Joe’s World Upside Down
Chapter 26 ~ Rosa’s Story Turns Joe’s World Upside Down Rosa gripped her white cloth napkin in her right hand … More
Chapter 24 ~ Joe Picks Up Clues to His Father’s Past
Chapter 24 ~ Joe Picks Up Clues to His Father’s Past Joe and Sam traveled across Missouri Route 36. The landscape … More
Chapter 23 ~ Joe Learns of His Father’s Betrayal
Chapter 23 ~ Joe Learns of His Father’s Betrayal Joe and Sam stopped by Max Stein’s home after they left Donna … More
Chapter 14 – Part 1. An Old Man Has a Long Memory
Chapter 14 – Part 1 – An Old Man Has a Long Memory Joe stood in front of three coffee machines, … More
Chapter 13 ~ A Startling Conversation at the Urinal
Chapter 13 ~ A Startling Conversation at the Urinal When Joe walked into the gas station, he saw donuts sitting … More
Chapter 12 ~ Joe Gets More Than a Fillup at at the Gas Stop
Chapter 12 ~ Joe Gets More Than a Fillup at the Gas Stop Joe left Starbucks with mixed feelings about … More
Chapter 9 ~ Digging Up Dirt
Chapter Nine ~ Digging Up Dirt Joe stood up, walked to refrigerator, opened it, pulled out a bottle of beer, … More
Chapter 8 – Joe’s Gramma Tells a Story
Chapter Eight ~ Joe’s Gramma Tells a Story Twenty Years Earlier “I was thirty-five years old when Patrice finally landed a … More