House Arrest?

Her words caused my breathing to stop. For a moment. How could it possibly be? “You are under house arrest. You must stay inside and talk to no one,” My thoughts raced in a million different directions. What had I done? Here I was thousands of miles from...

When Fear Threatens You

It happened in 1953. The Polio Epidemic. I have no memory of the fear that must have swept the country as polio attacked so many – especially adults. Leaving many paralyzed, some on iron lungs, some fatalities. I have no memory. But  I remember summer 1953 being...