Category Archives: family

Comments to Broken Clock

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Dick C Waters

Writer [I bet I could come up with many stories about that broken clock] Home Owner (husband)  [Another thing to add to my list] Home Owner (wife) [Should I try to fix it myself?] Good son [I should fix that … Continue reading →

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One Little Me

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Dick C Waters

Thanks for ‘One Little Me’ We have no choice in our birth. It is up to others to decide if they want to commit to the responsibility. I want you to meet little old Me. ~ My mother met someone … Continue reading →

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So Called Hug

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Dick C Waters

I had a life-changing decision to make, and the privacy of the train car would help. It all started with an inappropriate hug. Well, that’s their polite way of saying what happened, but to me, it was my ‘coming out … Continue reading →

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One Plus Two

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Dick C Waters

3-sided trail shelter Title: One Plus Two Since my wife passed, it has been a lonely world. I can’t relocate things that remind me of our time together and the love we had for years. I prayed often but really … Continue reading →

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Journey to Happiness

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Dick C Waters

Image courtesy of Google Images Title: Journey to Happiness A young lady was taking a leisurely drive on a country road. The sun was out and there had been no rain for days. It was a road she had driven … Continue reading →

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I’m Slow

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Dick C Waters

It was just a high school. It was just a high school in a small town. It was just a high school in a small town but with many students. It was just a high school in a small town … Continue reading →

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It Wasn’ Just a Field of Flowers

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Dick C Waters

Image – Bing Images   When I was just a little boy, my father told me ‘A field of flowers transformed his life.’ When I was a teenager, my father pronounced ‘A field of flowers created me.’ When I was … Continue reading →

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Living Beyond Their Demise

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Dick C Waters

Photograph courtesy of K.S. Brooks (www.indiesunlimited.com) Title: Living Beyond Their Demise It was an eyesore to the townspeople, but I had a different vision. Yes, it was a crying shame the building was lost in the fire, but things have … Continue reading →

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By the Light of the Fireflies

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Dick C Waters

Courtesy of Free Bing Images.com B Y  THE  LIGHT  OF  THE  FIREFLIES… Y ou came into my life on that glorious day T he innocence of my folly H appenstance, I noticed their glow in the woods that night E … Continue reading →

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Driver’s License Road Test

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Dick C Waters

I watched my gold-plated brass key chain with the white, blue, and red Ford logo swinging back and forth in the ignition. My dad and I were told to bring the car to the front of the Massachusetts Registry building … Continue reading →

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