“Forty days and 40 nights,” said Andrew Jackson. “You think maybe we should have built an ark?” He peered out of the window at the rain pounding down onto the yard outside. Water poured from the eavestroughs of the house and the resulting rivers flowed across the lawn and then along the edge of the
The Jacksons – for Jun. 24, 2010
The Jacksons – for Jun. 10, 2010
“ Where is everyone?” Brady Jackson sat down in the patio chair on the lawn in front of the Jackson house. His sister Jennifer had closed the book she was reading when Brady’s car pulled into the yard, but hadn’t bothered to get up. She lay comfortably on her lounge chair, soaking in the warm
The Jacksons – for May. 27, 2010
Will you look at that?” said Andrew Jackson, leaning back against the side of the pickup truck he had just parked on the driveway halfway between the house and the road. Rose and Jennifer, who had clambered out of the passenger side doors and were coming around to join him followed his gaze out into
The Jacksons – for May. 13, 2010
Andrew Jackson pulled up to the café and nosed his truck carefully into the parking spot between Grant Toews’ blue GMC and Bob White’s Ford Ranger. A gust of wind blew a spatter of raindrops under the brim of his Stetson as he opened the truck door, and Andrew hunched his shoulders as he made
The Jacksons – for Apr. 29, 2010
“MOM! WHERE ARE YOU?” Jennifer Jackson’s voice echoed through the house, as did the door slamming behind her as she burst through it on her Friday afternoon arrival home from school. “Geez girl, calm down!” Rose poked her head out of the kitchen. “I’m right here! Where’s the fire?” “Sorry Mom, I didn’t see you
The Jacksons – for Apr. 15, 2010
Andrew Jackson strode across the yard heading from the house to the shop. In his hand he carried a travel mug full of fresh, hot coffee, which he nearly dropped when a gust of wind threatened to blow the hat off his head. He managed to grab the hat with his free hand without spilling
The Jacksons – for Apr. 1, 2010
The 21st day of March is rarely a good day for a barbecue in Manitoba. Even Gretna, the unofficial hot spot of the province (some would say of the entire country) is often downright cold and unpleasant on the first day of spring. And in a normal year, there is liable to be several feet
The Jacksons – for Mar. 18, 2010
Brady Jackson turned his shiny black Firebird onto Main Street. “Watch this,” he said to Amanda who was in the passenger seat as usual. Brady jammed the accelerator hard against the floor and the nose of the car lifted as the rear tires squealed on the sun-warmed blacktop. By the time they reached the speed
The Jacksons – for Mar. 4, 2010
“So Andrew tells me you’re going to be a shepherd,” Grant Toews chuckled as he picked up his coffee cup and took a sip. Randy Jackson, who was sitting next to his father Andrew and across from Grant at their table in the café, scowled. “We shepherds prefer to be known as sheep ranchers,” he
The Jacksons – for Feb. 18, 2010
Randy Jackson stomped the snow off of his boots on the front porch, and then opened the door of the double-wide trailer he shared with his wife Jackie and their toddler Allison, and stepped inside. “Hi honey,” said Jackie from the kitchen where she stood at the counter, putting away the last of a load
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