Hanson Acres

Reading Time: 5 minutes Jeff was boiling water for tea while Elaine sorted out the last of the papers, still warm from the printer. Jeff’s parents, Dale and Donna, had just walked over from their house across the yard and were settling into chairs around the dining room table. Six-year-old Connor shouted out from his bedroom. “Mommy, I’m thirsty.” […] Read more

Reading Time: 5 minutes “Late winter storms are always the worst,” Jeff told Elaine over the phone. “It’s warm enough to melt, but cold enough to freeze. Makes the roads icy. And the snow is really pouring down.” “We’ll be fine,” Elaine said. “Really, it’s not that I want to stay here,” Jeff said, for the third time. Elaine […] Read more

Reading Time: 5 minutes By the time Elaine got to the third item on her list, Jeff was wishing he hadn’t answered when she phoned. Or, at least, he shouldn’t have admitted he was bored. “You’re right,” she’d agreed. “It’s way too cold to work outside. But there’re a few things you could do in the house.” Elaine had […] Read more

Reading Time: 5 minutes “I think you need more sunscreen,” Dale told his wife, as he stood up and moved his lawn chair aside. “I’m fine,” Donna said, barely looking up from her sudoko puzzle. “No, this desert sun can really bake a person,” Dale insisted. “And that glare off the side of the trailer’s probably making it worse. […] Read more