2021-03-02T10:20:55-06:00

It has been a hard weekend in this corner of Green Ridge.  On Saturday night, just as I began to say my prayers, the fire siren began to sound. The noise broadcasts as loudly as the tornado siren, filling the whole town and calling the volunteer firefighters to assemble. When our family hears it, we always stop to say an Ave. But I was the only one awake. I prayed quietly and then went about my business. It was only... Read more

2021-02-26T12:02:29-06:00

Welcome to Green Ridge, population 476.  Down a gravel lane, back in the far corner where the town meets the prairie, sits a pretty little acre with a small house and a shed and a stand of maple trees.  This is my home.  Green Ridge is a real town with real places and people: the school, the park, the post office, the Casey’s gas station.  But Green Ridge is also the wheel upon which I spin my yarns. The treadle... Read more


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