My Neighborhood Route Kept Me Working Long After The Post Office Retired Me
The morning air in Cedar Rapids has a way of turning brittle in late October. It is that...
Author: Katherine C. Lund
I Was Fired From My Church Piano Bench But The Instrument Was Mine
The sanctuary of Grace Lutheran had always smelled like lemon wax and the faint, dusty ghost of incense....
I Kept My Insurance Records For Twenty-Two Years And It Cost Them Everything
Twenty-two years. That is how long I kept my end of the bargain with State Farm. Every month,...
I Found A Hidden Fortune In A Curb-Side Chair And Used It To Destroy A Lawyer
The recliner sat on the curb like it was waiting for a bus. It was a deep, mahogany...
I Ignored My Granddaughter’s Bruises For Seven Years And Now She’s Investigating Me
The morning was humid, the kind of heavy, wet heat that hangs over our town like a damp...
They Evicted Me After The Funeral But Forgot Who Owned Their Debt
The gravel in our driveway always crunched in a specific, hollow way, but that morning, the sound felt...
The Stranger At The Bank Who Cleared My Mortgage After Thirty Six Years
“Grandma, who was the man at the bank who cried when he saw your name?” Maya was only...
How My Autistic Son’s Waiter Changed The Way Our Whole Town Eats
Is it too much to ask for an hour of peace in a place that serves burgers and...
My Cousin Stole $144,000 From Our Uncle But He Forgot To Check The Safe
The morning was humid, the kind of heavy, wet heat that hangs over the Missouri Ozarks like a...
I Bought A Used Freezer For Forty Bucks And Found A Secret Crusade
The freezer was a wreck, plain and simple. It sat in the back of a woman’s carport in...