YvonneEvanston, Illinois: 1869 ‘I burst into the house. Keeping the flimsy telegram envelope, I dumped half a dozen packages into the maid’s waiting arms. “Where’s Father? I need to speak to him.” “He’s in the...
She should be here any moment. Mabel had said ten o’clock and assured Caleb the lady was never late. Now here he sat, sipping hot coffee and watching Joshua make snow angels in the yard. His mind relaxed and drifted to his earlier...
1945 “‘Mom, Mom!’ Robbie threw himself, sobbing, against his mother’s legs. ‘Wanna come with you!’ ‘Oh, Robbie.’ Em in the middle of buttoning up her cardigan, bent over, upset and exasperated. Her...
