Kerry plopped the handful of creamers on the table. “How
come you’re not out there playing the machines?”
He’d [Jack] replaced his grin with a gentle smile. Up
close, Kerry looked about thirty or thirty-five.
“I hate this place.” Jack wrinkled his nose.
Kerry laughed. “Then why come?”
Jack chuckled with little humor in his heart. He
flicked his head in his mother’s direction. “Guilt. If I don’t, she reminds of how
many dirty diapers she changed when I was a baby and how many sleepless nights
she’s had for the last forty-five years.”
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Is it possible for two Civil War veterans to find their place in the world on the Kansas Prairie?
Can two men find love amidst the pervasive culture of propriety, honor, and expectation of the 1960s?
Is it possible for two Civil War veterans to find their place in the world on the Kansas Prairie?
Can two men find love amidst the pervasive culture of propriety, honor, and expectation of the 1960s?
Oh, dear. I hope I'm never *that* parent! LOL
ReplyDeleteHeh, love that last line! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat last line.
ReplyDeleteNote to self: never do this to own children. ;) Great snippet.
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