A Few Very Short Stories

Did GrPa kill a bear with his fist? Find out. See the "Bear Facts."



Green apple two steps, grabbling crawdads, possum hunting, and acifidity bags.



Hog slaughter and pork processing in the backyard. Make a soccer ball from a pig's bladder.



Mountain boy conquers abject fear and slays a giant egg-eating snake.



The Great Economic Depression: The CCC and Maness Recreational Park.



Two second graders wild bus ride and discovery of the big treasure in the ashes of a burned-out house.



Growing up in a country house, home alone with Daddy and a war's remorse.