Family Life: A Memoir from 1920’s America
I came from a close-knit family, and my mom and dad deserved the credit. Around 5:30 each evening Dad was due home, and of course everything came to a halt as we anxiously watched down…
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Honeybee: Chapter 1
There was nothing quite so exciting as the last day of school, with summer vacation waiting just beyond the final bell. The year was 1958. In St. Germaine’s fourth grade classroom, a delicate looking girl…
I Met a Wolf
By M.C. Pehrson Rating: G (suitable for all audiences) Word Count: 67 Summary: The poet recounts her unexpected meeting with a wolf One day, outside, I turned and met a wolf. Proud amber eyes Gazed intently…
Gifts: A Star Trek Story
By M.C. Pehrson Word Count: 4288 Rating: PG for a small amount of thematic content. Summary: Spock and his daughter T'Beth have some healing to do over Christmas. Author’s Note: This story is one of…
Me and Sister Mary Bernard: A Reflection from My School Years
Around 1925, Mother and Dad entered us into St. Matthias School in Huntington Park, with the Sisters of Notre Dame. One of the first things I learned about the sisters was how to pronounce Notre…
Air and Lighter than Air: A Boy’s Dream of Flying
Dougherty’s Flying Field was the first airfield I can remember, and it was little better than a few acres of pastureland with several hangars and a shack that passed for an operations office. Along the…
Now and Forever
NOW AND FOREVER By M. C. Pehrson Word count: 112 Rating: G Summary: The poet asks forgiveness for past sins Even before I came to be, You saw my wayward path, But with a Father’s…
Jesus is Born!
JESUS IS BORN! By M. C. Pehrson Word count: 102 Rating: G Summary: The event of Christ's birth. Hark, hear the bells a-ringing, Christmas is here; Lo, hear the angels singing As they draw near.…
Christmas: An Acrostic Poem
By M. C. Pehrson Word count: 107 Rating: G Summary: An acrostic poem describing the joys of Christmas. Mint candy canes and popcorn on strings, Evergreen trees with ornaments shining, Rosy-red faces nipped by cold…