Month: February 2025

Those Eyes

Tony

February 26, 2025

(Christian), (Easter), In “What Would Granny Say (and Other Somewhat Embellished Memories)

I will never forget the expression on her face. I wish I could find a way to describe it. It’s been thirty some odd years now, and I can still see her eyes just as plain as if it was yesterday. Black as onyx, filled with young life and yet haunted somehow. Unforgettable, that’s for… Read more
The Hunt

Tony

February 26, 2025

(Easter), In “What Would Granny Say (and Other Somewhat Embellished Memories)

Over the years I have had folks ask me: “What in the world made you this way?” I have never been quite sure how I should take that. So in keeping with my mother’s philosophy of life, if the underlying motive for the question is not quite clear, I simply assume that the questioner is… Read more
The Morning

Tony

February 25, 2025

(Christian), (Easter), In “What Would Granny Say (and Other Somewhat Embellished Memories)

It was early, sometime between the dark of night and the grayish purple of beginning dawn. A thin veil of silver mist covered the hillside as a few deer ventured out for one last time before bedding down for the day. The mockingbirds were giving over the night to the morning larks, and the stars… Read more