It was the longest night of the week. Wednesday that is. Wednesday was the longest night of the week she decided. Monday was the longest day, with it’s inherent problems at work exhausting her so she fell instantly asleep when she lay down for the night.Tuesday was book club after work so, again, she fell asleep quickly at the end of the day. Thursday it was...

The other day I made me some Lipton Tea. I typically make this by putting the tea bag in the cup, cover the bottom of the cup  with sugar and, when the teakettle on the stove whistles, pour the boiling water into the cup. This released a cloud of steam that carries with it a smell and a memory. This particular smell reminded me of Kaysie. When I was young, several...

  The sound of shifting gears woke me up. I sat up on and watched as an ancient truck loaded with hay went pass. I rubbed my eyes and grabbed for my bottle.  It was empty. I took another bottle from the backpack; unscrewed the top and took a drink.  A big drink.  Then another before recapping it.  Soon my hands stopped shaking and my head started to clear. I...

I walked. I really had no place in mind but I walked. I walked through crisscross streets lined with family filled homes, the occasional dog barking letting me know that it was his family in that house or else.  Maybe the dog was just scared, like me, like most of the human race that someone would call his bluff and so he barked with all the viciousness he...

I was moved to a rehabilitation hospital. For us Veterans.  There were several other soldiers that I did my physical therapy with. We all were relearning how to walk correctly, use our arms, in my case use, talk clearer, and chew food with my new jaw.  There I met such fine folks as Denny, he managed to blow up a foot during training. There was Landess, the small,...