I remember the sky the most the day after we sat in the hallway and sang…
Kara O'Neal
Monday Memories: Rowin’ A Boat (In The Hallway)
I wasn’t allowed to go outside one particular summer day in August of 1983. I about…
Monday Memories: Kickball
After Hide-And-Seek, kickball became my favorite game to play. We didn’t have enough people to make…
Monday Memories: My Bo Duke
I have returned from the Armpit, well-read, well-fed, and appropriately attired. I am also assured that…
The Ghosts of New England: Skullery Bay
Today I get to share an anthology with you! I’m so excited about these stories! There’s…
Monday Memories: An Answered Prayer Of An Almost Third Grader
My mom arrived in the Armpit after we’d been there one week. Which meant I didn’t…
Monday Memories: Moors y Cristianos
She was born in 1892 in a valley in Spain. Her mother died when she was…
Monday Memories: The Sights Of The Armpit
Be sure to hold back your ooohs and ahhhs…. Let’s take a tour around town. As…
Monday Memories: Tea Time!
It is 4:00 p.m. at my grandmother’s house. Apparently, that means we need to have tea.…
Monday Memories: Grandmother’s House
I am still eating Cheerio’s every morning. Still taking swimming lessons, still conning my way out…
Monday Memories: The Armpit
As stated earlier, we spent two weeks every summer in a hot, dusty farm town close…
Monday Memories: Some Teacher
Learning to swim must be very important. Learning to swim from Mrs. Rife must be extra…
Monday Memories: The Scourge
We must take a step back. I forgot to mention an important moment in my life.…
Monday Memories: Unhappy Endings Do Exist
Light from the bathroom spills onto the floor, offering the perfect chance to ignore bedtime for…
Monday Memories: Second Grade Project
My Grandmother loved this so much, she hung it in her house. It hangs in mine…
Release Day: Maggie’s Song
I have been waiting and waiting and waiting to write Pete’s story, and now it’s finally…
Monday Memories: Quite A Character
Grace’s husband….. Calm, steady, quiet, and brilliant. He can travel the Appalachians on foot. He can…
Monday Memories: Planner Extraordinaire
I got to hand it to those ladies….each time they planned, they got better. In May…
Monday Memories: A Worthy School Day
Super Kids Day…… I am impressed. A day spent entirely outside winning various contests and participating…