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Weekly Contest #140
It was Autumn I believe, 1971, a long time ago. Almost five decades ago as I write this story. I had just graduated high school in Northern California, so that dreadful part of my life was now behind me. Don’t get me wrong, high school was OK, it was just not the high point of my life filled with great times and lifelong friends. I could not wait to get out into the world. I had a fantastic job at a title company, part time during school and full time in the summers for almost 3 years at that time. ...
Weekly Contest #102
The Bracelets A Short Story by Pauline Scinto Whitchurch Growing up during the late 1950’s, part of a huge and loving extended Italian family in the agricultural beauty of Northern California was as pretty close to paradise as one could possibly get. And even though these memories of that time are of a very young girl, I still agree with them today, 60 years later. Get-togethers with relatives were an almost everyday occurrence. Whether it was just walking next door to see our grandparents, Noni and Nono, or huge fam...
Weekly Contest #95
Wash Day Love by Pauline Whitchurch “You need to go. I’ll be fine! I am a college graduate you know!” he said with a big smile on his face. She heard the words…but believing them was a whole different matter. You would think it would be a simple decision to make…YEAH! A road trip, let’s go, zippering your hastily packed suitcases as you threw them in the back of the car. Waving goodbye to those unlucky enough to be left behind. But Pauline is a true homemaker, t...
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