oldgrump: Stories

One day I discovered an angel. He was 7 years old, and his (I thought) father had tried to use him as a punching bag. His mother was killed trying to protect him. His father, the puncher is in the hospital after I hit him with a shovel handle on the side of his head. I was too late to save the mother, but I did save Jonny.

I was your typical clueless husband until the church busybody cornered me in my office and clued me in.

I was unlucky at love and relationships.

If I had not seen it I would have not believed it if someone told me. There she was on the evening news, and with some guy who was NOT ME.

She said she wanted us to swing

She said I'm sorry

She left for Austin after a big scare in Detroit

She hadn't been listening to a word I said. She just kept going on about the new boss.

I was a good provider. Then I got hurt. She expected things to be the same, so she went to find what she wanted, not what she had.

A story in the All in Her Mind Universe
This is the combined 'It Was All in Her Mind. It was suggested by one of my readers. This way, a lot of the repeated text is removed. Let me know what you think. CAT