April 1926, Part 2

"Julia snorts a couple of lines with a handsome stranger, then a queue forms outside her door. Her best friend's father Harvey helps clean up the situation."

“Hiya, angel; want a drink?”“No dice, bub. I just finished convincing my best friend to lay off the sauce.”“Smart kid. That stuff is nothing but trouble.”Julia looked the man up and down. He was older, maybe around thirty? He wore...

Bad Parenting Done Right

"My 'daughter from a different father' needs more than a kind word to help her hurt feelings."

I slipped quietly into the living room to check on my wife. She was sound asleep with some form of CSI blaring on the TV set. Another grueling day of watching daytime TV had left her exhausted. I covered her...