I’ll Be Home for Christmas Part 6

George Leroy froze. He didn’t dare move and hardly dared to breathe for fear of getting caught. He steadied himself by working out how he would make his escape once the warden left his office. He lay in the darkness looking down at the bald spot on the top of...

I’ll Be Home for Christmas Part 4

The week before Halloween, Sunny and Junior sat on the stool together. George Leroy could hardly understand them, they were so excited about their costumes. Their mother had found directions in a library book to make costumes out of boxes, paper bags, and paint....

I’ll Be Home for Christmas Part 3

Junior’s team won the play-offs, even though Junior missed every ball that came his way. Sunny settled into school quickly. Marlene settled in quickly, too. One of the baseball moms suggested she apply for the library aide job at the kids’ school and she...