It happened again today. Ollie, my wife, was shopping at the supermarket. She was picking out fruit and vegetables when a man she had never seen before spoke to her. “It’s really strange, me doing the shopping. My wife always handled this chore.” Ollie asked, “Is your wife not well?” “No, she has dementia. I’m […]
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Sandy: A Short Story
Sandy looked with dismay at the bleak, early spring grayness. The pre-dawn light seemed to add a deeper gray to the already depressing pall that dominated both the landscape and Sandy’s thoughts. Along the highway, the ditches were piled deep with dirty snow. Where the half-hearted sun reached the ground, the snow had turned to […]
Thank You by Reg Quist
No one says thank you anymore. I’m having some problems understanding the new culture. It’s been called narcissism, but that definition alone probably needs explanation. Perhaps it’s the culture of ‘expectations’, or perhaps it’s the culture of ‘deserving.’ Perhaps it’s a culture of flippancy, where nothing really matters, and who cares anyhow? Or perhaps it’s […]
Merry Christmas, Bill
A True Story by Reg Quist Although Bill was a well-known local businessman, I had never met him. I knew the name but not the man. So when the organizer of our Barbershop Chorus Christmas outing announced that we were tosing at the bedside of a very special friend of his, I took it as […]
A Review of Noah Gates
Review of Noah Gates Reviewed by William A. Gray, Ph.D. Noah Gates is a western story, best reviewed by someone with a western bent. Mine grew as I grew: when my Grandma gave me and my cousin genuine Roy Rogers holsters and cap pistols (they still shoot); when I saw High Noon (still my […]
Just Dreaming by Reg Quist
Just Dreaming: A Short Story by Reg Quist The truck was brand new. Right off the show room floor and running like a dream. It was fully customized, right down to the red paint and the silver racing stripe. That pleasant odor that comes as a mix of rubber, leather and carpet was like a […]
