Books Under the Blanket (with a flashlight)

Dennis was a shopper. He was also a brand guy. Televisions had to be Samsung. Telephones had to be Panasonic. Bicycles had to be Trek. Tools had to be Craftsman. Appliances had to be Kenmore. Computers…well, he just built those himself after he bought all the brand-specific parts. And he…

When I was a kid, we knew the vast majority of the neighbors on our dead end street. The Morris family lived next door. The Andersons lived across the street. The Moyers family lived next to the Andersons until the Bradfords moved in. The Vegetables lived next to them (and…

We’ve all heard stories about babies who were switched at birth. When I was younger, it was obvious that I was very different from my siblings, so that was the joke in our family. But I have heard the story of the night I was born too many times in…