Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – March 7, 2004

 Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – March 7, 2004

The Aftermath

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – March 7, 2004 – Well, so much for that. Another successful dinner party. The guest list was simple – my brother Eric, his wife Dorothy, a high school friend Donna and her guy Landy.

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Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – March 6, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – March 6, 2004

Dinner Parties

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – March 6, 2004 – I’m having a dinner party tonight, and all I can think is I wish it was over. Whenever I extend an invitation to friends, it inevitably seems like a terrific idea “at the time” …

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Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – March 5, 2004

 Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – March 5, 2004

The Sauble Beach Pavilion

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – March 5, 2004 – Sauble Beach on Lake Huron – what great memories! I had many wonderful week-ends there, but my most memorable summer was the year I was sixteen.

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Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – March 4, 2004

 Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – March 4, 2004

Creepy Winters & 7 Cents

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – March 4, 2004 – My mother Mary Margaret White was born on April 8, 1907. She was raised by her mother’s sister, Delia in a rural Ontario town. In small towns, as opposed to larger, metropolitan centres everyone knows everyone else and it’s common knowledge amongst the town folk who has money, and which families are of lesser means.

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Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – March 3, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – March 3, 2004

Before Elvis & Paul

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – March 3, 2004 – I’ve already mentioned my relationships with Elvis Presley and Paul MacCartney. I think I was about 10 when Elvis really stole my heart. I used to daydream about going to Hollywood where my car would conveniently break down right in front of Elvis’ house.

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Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – March 2, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – March 2, 2004

 A Clean Car

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – March 2, 2004 I have no idea why a clean car cheers me up. It doesn’t run faster, better, more efficiently or more reliably. But my attitude improves the moment I drive in to the line-up of The Executive Car Wash at the corner of Front and Parliament. I don’t even mind waiting my turn.

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Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – March 1, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – March 1, 2004

A Soft-Bodied Babe

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – March 1, 2004 – In spite of the delights of the February Thaw – a drawback to that brief interlude of “pretend spring” came to my attention, very abruptly – just this morning. I live in an old house, and because I have no exhaust fan in the bathroom, I leave the pocket door open when I shower.

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