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Where is Eric When You Need Him?

Posted on November 29, 2019 | by Jay | 2 Comments

As Lorna looked at the unseemly surroundings, she could feel her heart beat faster, her hands locked in a tighter grip on the steering wheel. The shark-like nose of Lorna’s car, a blue-green Saturn she had years ago christened “Huffy,” gradually veers to the right. It slows and glides to (more…)

Growing Roots

Posted on October 14, 2015 | by Jay | 2 Comments

[This historical timeline of Lorna’s life is continued from Blessings. The entire series begins in Childhood.] A short ride on the Metro subway system dropped us into the heart of DC, the National Mall. Monday October 11, 1993 Ferry Flight Today has been a beautiful one in many ways. The weather has been (more…)

Posted on March 10, 2015 | by Jay | 4 Comments

Lorna did not learn to drive while she lived in England. I taught her to drive once she moved to Ohio. In the autumn of 1986, a few months after she received her driver’s license, we traded in my old car in on a brand-new 1987 Nissan Sentra. It was the (more…)