Category: Short Stories

I would recount some of the things that have made me feel satisfied, or even proud, of how the I acted and the results of those actions. Such as: going back in time to when I was about four years old and traveling with my Mother on the streetcar going […]

Guteman was a hard, hard, taskmaster. He would never show satisfaction with the bakers’ work, and he let them know of his vexation every chance he could. The economy was such that the men under him were desperately in need of their jobs. Guteman could perform the bakery work better […]

Me getting old?  Sure I’m adding up in years, but inside I don’t feel as old as my age tells me I am. Oh yeah?  Be honest. Well, sure, there’s aches and pains here and there.  I can’t walk as fast or as far as I could ten years ago.  […]

Sam and Rudolph Bosce, my uncles, were the President and Vice-President of the Star Bread Co., Inc.  They were the two younger siblings of my Mother and Aunt Sarah.  The men had taken over the management of the bakery when Sam Boscoe graduated from D.U. School of Commerce.  Rudolph Boscoe […]

When the 8th Engineer Squadron, attached to the 1st Calvary Div., made the assault landing on the Admiralty Islands, I was in B Troop, as the troop clerk.  When my Troop was sent into action, after the beach was secured, the three troop clerks (including me) were temporarily attached to […]

The air crackled with tension. We had only been on the Admiralty Islands for about two weeks since the assault landing, but we had worked hard to get our area comfortable while we waited for the next orders. We had graduated from foxholes to six-men tents and wondered aloud each […]

As a infant I weighed in at 8 lb. 3 oz.  I’m not completely sure of the “3oz” because the nurse kept getting in my way when I was trying to read the scale. That’s why I was crying so much at first; it was pure frustration.  Somebody was always […]

Tomorrow is Krista and Mark’s anniversary. Let’s see ——-how old is Libby? Oh, my! I thought it was their 5th anniversary. Anyway, Mark and Krista were so very lucky, and we all are lucky because they were when they got married. The two of them were great people before they […]

We have, here, a true friend who deserves whatever we can give her in celebrating her birthday, even though she managed to be out of the country when her actual birth date came about. She deserves it from us because she has given to all, all the love that comes […]

Sergeant Hailpern requests permission from the1st Sergeant to speak to the Troop Commander. Wait here, Sgt. Hailpern. Sir, Sgt Hailpern has requested permission to speak to the Captain. Tell Sgt Hailpern I will see him now. Yes, sir. Sgt. Hailpern, you have permission to speak to the Troop Commander. Thank […]