Like that unpaved road, but wider, gray, and different surroundings Word count 825 While at Portland State College, I got summer jobs with the Oregon Highway Department as an engineer aide in 1964 and 1965. I qualified by taking an exam which was made … Continue reading Summer Jobs
Tag: Nonfiction
The Agony Of De Feet
Yes, Like that Word Count 100 We took a cruise which included Roatan, an island off the Honduras coast. We had a fine time just wandering around the island, but decided it would be a good idea to go kayaking. We were right, it was … Continue reading The Agony Of De Feet
5820 NE 60th
This what the house looks like now. Different plants, walkway, color, and windows. Otherwise, much the same. Word count 936 To appear in Written Tales Chapbook XIII Echoes In The Wind. This is a tale of my early years in Portland Oregon USA. I will … Continue reading 5820 NE 60th
Chair
They look better than most of us Word count 100 Once a month the dance band section of the Lake Oswego Millennium Concert Band plays at a local Oregon church. It mostly plays big band numbers from the 1940s and 1950s. Many of the … Continue reading Chair
Cruise
Like that, but open and rusty Word count 75. My wife and I took a cruise to Hawaii then south to Fanning Island in Kiribati. I soaked in the warm atoll waters for pure pleasure until I stepped on a rusty Spam can. The only … Continue reading Cruise
Doug Hawley 