Mothers Story

The Dancer The young woman was exotic-looking. As she danced, the audience was utterly captivated. Then, as the lights dimmed, she pirouetted off the stage to...

Aftermath MY FRIENDS ARE ALL LOSTOnly the two children and the principal are left standing this day. He was bleeding profusely. All my friends are lost....

Thursday, April 20, 19323:12 p.m. It was 3:10; the first bell would ring in fifteen minutes. Miss Sheridan had her class put their books away. Before...

Billie Joyce Billye Joyce Payne Second Grade A week before the explosion, my mom packed our meager belongings, and we moved in with grandma and grandpa...

Rachel Sheridan Third Grade Teacher Rachel Sheridan loved being a teacher. Her father said she had been born for the job. Rachel had a way of...

As she told the stories, I could not help but think of how cleansing a thing it had to be for her. My mother had lived...

Rory Rory was horrified at what his mother was doing to Rosy. His mother had the dogs’ wire brush, and Rosy’s skin was red and bleeding....

Rosy and Rory were fraternal twins. Rory was the handsome twin, and Rosy, well, Rosy was plain. The sad part was that Roses’ mother was the...

Jimmy Third Grade Row Four Jimmy was fascinated with Joyce’s long hair. His favorite was when she wore a long ponytail. Most of the other girls...