My First Day of School
By Grace Matthews, September 15, 2015 — Before my first day of school in kindergarten (when I was five years old), my mother sat with me (well because she wouldn’t stay) and she told me to not let nobody come … Continued
By Grace Matthews, September 15, 2015 — Before my first day of school in kindergarten (when I was five years old), my mother sat with me (well because she wouldn’t stay) and she told me to not let nobody come … Continued
By Cheryl Nolan, December 12, 2014 – I had spent HOURS decorating our Christmas tree. It looked SO pretty, I went to get my camera to take a picture of it. Before I could even get the camera, my sweet … Continued
By Missouri Grier, October 13, 2011 – Every day the Bond Bread Wagon would come to my block to deliver bread to the neighbors. I would get on the wagon and take a ride with horse. The horse would always stop at … Continued
“Walk like a lady.” I can’t tell you how many times I heard these words over the early years of my life. Being the only granddaughter and the only niece on the maternal side of the family comes with heavy … Continued
By Stephen, July 9, 2014 — Growing up in Wichita, Kansas, we did a lot of crawdad fishing. A three cent piece of liver on string, thrown in the water, and an Arkansas River crawdad would latch on and you … Continued
By Jack, July 19, 2014 — As I remember the story, it began with Herman telling it. Herman and the children were in the bus headed for Bernice, Louisiana to play a football game. Herman decided he would tell the … Continued
Marion Merrick, November 11, 2014 I was 8 or 9 years old and it was my birthday! I gathered up my savings and birthday money, and walked the two miles to town where I bought myself a red dress, red … Continued
Carolynn Barr, June 7, 2014 Back in the 80’s I, and my then husband, were truck drivers. Not just a pick up truck now, but I drove an 18 wheeler! People would ask if I was afraid as many loads … Continued