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Category Archives: True Stories I’ve Written
True short stories
Money For a Taxi Ride
My wife and I were out on the town with some other couples when an elderly woman who appeared quite down on her luck and perhaps homeless walked up to our group and asked if we were going in a … Continue reading →
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Lessons in Kindness on Interstate 5
A true short story I wrote some time ago: It was the middle of the night on one of those long and lonely stretches of Interstate 5 between distant small farming communities. My mom and her girlfriend were taking me … Continue reading →
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What I Learned from My Son and Dandelions
When one of our sons was a young teenager, one of his chores was to mow the lawns. One day as I walked into the house after work I noticed that the front yard had dandelion stems in it that … Continue reading →
A Knock on the Door
About six years ago our 25th wedding anniversary was coming soon and I wanted to honor my wife and celebrate our anniversary in a special way. What I had in mind was to have some men help me to surprise … Continue reading →
A Most Unusual Christmas Tree
Visitors who come to our home near the holidays are often struck by the sight of a most unusual Christmas tree. Instead of a fir or some other traditional kind, we have a palm tree. It is decorated with … Continue reading →
Terror and Kindness on Interstate 5
It was the middle of the night on one of those long and lonely stretches of Interstate 5 between distant small farming communities. My mom and her girlfriend were taking me and 4 of their other children to Disneyland. All … Continue reading →
Rusty
When one of us got sick, Rusty was there to help comfort them. It wasn’t long before our young children began bringing Rusty to whoever was sick “to help them get better.” Continue reading →
The Day My Wife Got Me Fired
My wife hardly ever swears. In fact, until then, I don’t think that I’d ever heard her say an expletive that would have raised eyebrows in a holy place, but apparently she was saving up the granddaddy of all swear words for just a moment as this.
The word exploded from her mouth followed quickly by the word “YOU!” and then she hung up.
The Day Girls Saved Me
They and I quickly did the math as we all came to our senses: Three of them and one of me. All four of us knew what was going to happen next and only three of us were going to enjoy it.
I was in BIG trouble and about to get pounded into the ground.
Russ Towne's A Grateful Man 