Category: Stories by Larry
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A Chicken Named McChick
The family next door got a chicken as a pet for their kids. They called it McChick after the McDonalds chicken sandwich. The kids carried it around everywhere. Sometimes, it would come over and roam around our yard without the kids. At first, I would run it off. Gradually, McChick worked her way into my…
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Too Much Screen Time
If you grew up in the 1950s, 60s, or even early 70s, things were a lot different for kids back then. When you rode your bicycle, you wore no helmet. We even hitchhiked with strangers and did not worry about it. We rode in cars or trucks with no seat belts or airbags. There were…
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America’s Great Outdoors
The opening line of one of my favorite songs says, “God bless America, land that I love.” Another line is, “From the mountains to the prairies to the oceans white with foam, God bless America, my home sweet home.” I love America’s great outdoors. I grew up in Missouri and still call it my home…
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A Woman With A Big Heart
It is early morning on the river in the trout park. The sun is beginning to peek through the forested hills. Annie is at the river’s edge with a fishing rod in her hand. She is visiting with the men on both sides of her. It’s a cool morning. Annie is the only woman to…
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Pete’s Stories
PETE’S STORIES I used to see Pete at church almost every Sunday. He would be on a bench in the main hallway, telling stories to anyone who would listen. He knew that I wrote articles for magazines and newspapers about the outdoors. When he saw me, he always wanted me to come over so he…
