by Ann Lee Miller | Feb 13, 2015 | Blog, Just The Facts Fridays
I sat back on my heels in the front window of Behrens’ Book Store and eyed Jackie Herold’s Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls cradling a copy of Love Story. Ralph, my stepfather, had roped me into decorating the window for Valentine’s Day and I’d Tom-Sawyered Jackie into... 
by Ann Lee Miller | Jan 16, 2015 | Blog, Just The Facts Fridays
When I came up for air at the end of the last fifty yard sprint, my nemesis, Celeste, said, “Who’s that old hippie?” I peered at the far end of the pool thirty yards away where the girls in my lane stared. Dad. Stringy, dark blond hair fell on his shoulders as he... 
by Ann Lee Miller | Dec 26, 2014 | Blog, Just The Facts Fridays
Cold and grumpy, I walked faster down Murray Street. I gritted my teeth and headed for the Indian River and sunshine. Our tree dappled house, riddled with windows, made summer without air conditioning bearable, but in the winter it morphed into a mausoleum. I dug my... 
by Ann Lee Miller | Dec 19, 2014 | Blog, Just The Facts Fridays
R.J. and I stared at the wreckage of our family’s holiday cheer. Between us lay a flapped open cardboard box labeled Christmas Decorations. Mom poked her head into my bedroom. “I’m sorry, kids, but we can only afford one gift for each of you this year. And money is...
