What was your favorite book as a child? Did it influence the person you are now? My favorite bedtime stories were not contained in a book. They rested in the deep resonance of my father's voice just above my ear as I snuggled in the crook of his arm. I begged for "Joey Stories." He obliged with tales of Joey smashing the grocer's pumpkins and confessing to stolen bean seeds. A serial featuring Joey's cats, Tiger and Tuffy, kept me on the edge of our gold couch for several evenings. An old stagecoach in the woods brought back Wild West heists. The water pump, still used and primed by the unfinished farmhouse, creaked again whenever Joey chipped ice from the handle. I loved the one about Joey standing on a distant hill listening to the yelping of his brothers and the family dog after discovering a skunk in the rabbit trap.
Daily Prompt: Bedtime Stories
Daily Prompt: Bedtime Stories
Daily Prompt: Bedtime Stories
What was your favorite book as a child? Did it influence the person you are now? My favorite bedtime stories were not contained in a book. They rested in the deep resonance of my father's voice just above my ear as I snuggled in the crook of his arm. I begged for "Joey Stories." He obliged with tales of Joey smashing the grocer's pumpkins and confessing to stolen bean seeds. A serial featuring Joey's cats, Tiger and Tuffy, kept me on the edge of our gold couch for several evenings. An old stagecoach in the woods brought back Wild West heists. The water pump, still used and primed by the unfinished farmhouse, creaked again whenever Joey chipped ice from the handle. I loved the one about Joey standing on a distant hill listening to the yelping of his brothers and the family dog after discovering a skunk in the rabbit trap.