Granny Smith Pumpkins

 
Granny Smith taught me that pumpkin blossoms are edible. The notion of eating a big yellow flower seemed ridiculous to me at the age of nine, especially since there were so many bees that flew in and out of the flowers on the vines. The pumpkin patch was my section of the family garden. My [...]

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Monster Trees

Mom turned a ceiling light on in our bedroom. She didn’t use the small covered wagon lamp next to the bunk bed that she normally switched on when it was time to get up for school. I knew something was wrong. I always know when my mother is in despair. Bill started to cry from [...]

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