: About Me

Barb is a sixty something wife, mom, retired nurse, and writer. She's been writing a weekly column and feature articles for Wisconsin newspapers for the past year.

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: The characters that make up my family

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"Ooooo," she warbled through the narrow crack. "Bless my bars and stars!" I looked up from the top step in time to see one eye before the porch door closed again. Grandma and I smiled at each other and waited. We could hear Aunt Leola fumble to undo the anchor glide for the chain bolt. It held the porch door steady against unwanted intruders and was the last of three protective mechanisms put in place by Uncle Ed. This was the standard prelude to our visits at Aunt Leola and Uncle Ed's home. The year was 1947 and I was five years old. Home invasions in Fond du Lac were nearly unheard of th...

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