Every family has its legends. The longer these legends are around, the more embellishments they acquire. In my family, there’s a story about something my maternal grandfather did in Prohibition days that involved his mother-in-law (though she never found out about it in real life). I moved the embellishment setting to warp speed, tinkered with the facts, changed the names of the innocent and wrote a short story. As grandma and grandpa’s wedding anniversary is upon us, it’s a timely story to share. You can find
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1923 June 30 Mary and Dennis Sulivan
Here’s a picture of the newlyweds on June 30, 1923. They left us years ago, but I think they would have had a good chuckle at their fictional counterparts.
Great story!
I could smell the whiskey and the dry Northeastern Washington air.
So glad you liked this one. The real “Grandma Patterson” would probably have dumped the hootch down the drain if she’d found out, don’t you think?