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...

I’ll be Home for Christmas Part 1

It was June 22nd and George Leroy Marlin was not thinking about Christmas. With a name like Marlin, you can bet he was thinking about fishing. Not deep-sea fishing, though. The family finances wouldn’t extend to that, or a bass boat, or even a fishing license,...