Slap Your Sides (2001)
“There was a strong odor of onions in the air, coming from Wride Foods. Before the war they made mayonnaise and potato salad, but the government stepped in and changed their entire operation. Now they dehydrated onions for K rations.
They were Radio Dan’s sponsor.
Tommy had listened to the program for a few days, to see if Bud would be mentioned during one of Radio Dan’s meandering musings. Dan would say whatever popped into his head, but according to Tommy the power of Rotary prevailed. Radio D...an wasn’t going to go after the son of a fellow Rotarian.
My father always made a stop at his store on the way back from meeting. He would get out and check that the doors were locked. Because he had locked them himself on Saturday night, he never found them unlocked. That did not stop him.
“Please hurry, Efram,” Lizzie said. “I have to go to the little girls’ room.”
“You can use the facilities at the store.” Those were the first words he’d spoken to Lizzie since we’d all come out of meeting.MoreLess
They were Radio Dan’s sponsor.
Tommy had listened to the program for a few days, to see if Bud would be mentioned during one of Radio Dan’s meandering musings. Dan would say whatever popped into his head, but according to Tommy the power of Rotary prevailed. Radio D...an wasn’t going to go after the son of a fellow Rotarian.
My father always made a stop at his store on the way back from meeting. He would get out and check that the doors were locked. Because he had locked them himself on Saturday night, he never found them unlocked. That did not stop him.
“Please hurry, Efram,” Lizzie said. “I have to go to the little girls’ room.”
“You can use the facilities at the store.” Those were the first words he’d spoken to Lizzie since we’d all come out of meeting.MoreLess
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