Landie – Episode #8©
I can’t seem to get my granddaughter Josette off my mind. The last time she visited me I couldn’t help but think that she seemed troubled. In our conversations it just felt that she really would have liked to confide in me about our job, but of course with the nature of it, that would […]
Webster – Episode #1©
Uncle Sid had never understood why he would leave without looking back after graduation. To Webster, it was obvious. He had prepared for that night. Prior to the ceremony, Mike had thrown the few belongings he owned into his old car. Farewells had all been said. In the last several days, he had spoken to […]
Webster – Episode #2©
Webster remembered driving all night that first night. Without a stopping place in mind, he had headed north. In the early hours of morning and somewhere along the dark highway, he picked Washington DC, as his destination. Arriving on a Sunday morning, Webster stopped at a neighborhood cafe and ordered breakfast. Mentioning the need for […]
Webster – Episode #3©
The apartment was small but very nice. The furniture looked expensive, and the space had its own outside entrance. It was ideal except for the money. Webster had set a limit he could pay, and the amount included utilities. When the woman told him the price, Webster almost choked, and she had not mentioned electricity […]
Webster – Episode #4 ©
On Monday, he began his search for a job. Webster quickly realized that task would not be easy; a high school diploma did not qualify him for much. Combine that with his youth and inexperience, Webster understood employers would not come beating a path to his new apartment door. He tried everywhere: restaurants, a hardware […]
Webster – Episode #5©
Mike was expected at nine o’clock on Monday morning; he was early—8:45. The firm’s name was Frankin – Peterson Law Group. The sign, though small, maybe two feet by three, and copper, spoke quietly of the individuals inside. The edifice was a huge brownstone mansion in an old section of Georgetown. Webster paused on the sidewalk, quite […]
Webster – Episode #6©
Hi, I’m Mike Webster, one of the characters in the Letter Series written by Joe Shumock, Author. I grew up in Semmes, Alabama, and went to school there. Leaving south Alabama was easy since there was really nothing to hold me. I had no close friends because I worked most of the time when I […]
Webster – Episode #7©
My first several months at Frankin – Peterson Law Group were mostly spent at reasonably menial chores assigned by my immediate boss, Mrs. Edith Ann Collins. I made copies, delivered mail, cleaned up spills, and took out the trash. Though my beginning tasks were simple, they required my getting to know the layout of the […]
Webster – Episode #8©
Looking back over my years at Franklin – Peterson Law Group, I was given an opportunity to put my life on a positive track. With help, I obtained an education and a degree that would take me farther than I ever imagined. When I look back to the early years when I first arrived in […]
Cary – Episode #1©
When we meet in A Letter to Die For Cary is a senior at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She’s tall, very attractive, with dark hair and very green eyes. Adopted at birth, she is the daughter of Frank Warren, a physician, and Alice Warren, a stay-at-home mom. All her memories are of a […]