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Weekly Contest #140
Blow Up Yesterday, my seventeen-year-old son told me he plans to apply for a job delivering pizzas. Most parents would be proud. His mother was all for it. Me? My life flashed before my eyes. Actually, not my whole life, just one night when I was his age and delivering pizzas. I never told anyone about this, but maybe now’s the time . . . I was driving a red, ‘84 Chevy Cavalier, my first car. It was a convertible, and the roof leaked when it rained. But there wasn’t room in the garage for it,...
Weekly Contest #47
Time Traveler By Marylou Ambrose You never sleep well before taking a trip, and last night was no exception. You tossed and turned, going over your packing list in your mind, wondering what you’d forgotten. Wondering if the suitcase was over 50 pounds. Wondering if you packed the right clothes. Wondering if you forgot and stashed a sharp object in your carry-on bag or maybe some liquid that was too many ounces. Once, you packed a manicure scissors in your purse, and TSA confiscated it. Another time, you shoved a gel hand warmer...
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