Growing up in the 1960’s and 1970’s in small town America was close to idyllic. There was never a time you were afraid as a young child. There were always children outside, walking to school, biking across town and playing hide and seek around the neighborhood. We did not worry. The town, with its tree-lined streets […]
The porch swing squeak disturbed the quiet night. The random car lights blinded me. My thoughts interrupted by the sound of a garbage truck around the corner. What would a garbage truck be doing out at this hour, I wondered, knowing I wouldn’t get an answer. I sat quietly soaking up the day’s events, […]