Tag: family
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After Listening to My Father Read Aloud One of My Stories
He read the way I’d heard him read aloud from the Letters of Paul, books of the Old Testament. He’d been a lector at church for years; had also spoken in courtrooms, before judges and opposing council, on behalf of clients (I was one, once upon a time); over the public address at Ryan Field, Wapakoneta’s high…
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An Open Letter to My Brother
Bro, About the beer can I tossed you: man, I should have made a better throw of it. The minute I saw it go under I felt something in me sink.
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Ways of Honoring the Memory of a Man I Wish I’d Known Better
We sat at the table in his kitchen. Coffee had been brewed, or was brewing. We each had a cup. Actually, I wasn’t there. My wife was. My uncle was telling her about stewing and canning hot peppers. He gave one of the last jars he had to her to take home. There were other…
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Devotional
My wife is sleeping. It has been a long day for her. For me, too. But this isn’t about me.
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Quitter – Part 1
Ever looked at an old photograph of yourself and seen someone you didn’t recognize? I don’t have handy that particular photo of myself, but it’s so clear in mind it might as well be sitting on my desk now, awaiting description: there’s me, shirtless and tub-gutted, standing on rock and pointing at something — or nothing — some ways out on Lake…
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Rejection – Take 1
This happened a while ago. What happened was, I wrote a story about a young nurse and her elderly patient for the “Bridge the Gap” contest Camera Obscura was putting on. I felt great about the story. While I now believe I felt good simply because I’d finished the piece, at the time I’d managed…
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Why I’ve Had Trouble Writing about Finishing the Flying Pig Marathon Relay with My Family.
“You should write up an article,” he said. I told him I would try. Why couldn’t I do it?
Patrick Faller 