Looking out the dining room window of the Jackson house, Andrew could just see the ghostly outline of the big old elm tree on the front lawn. The north wind howled around the eaves and corners of the house and the blowing snow obscured the rest of the yard and the outbuildings. Andrew heard footsteps
The Jacksons – for Feb. 4, 2010
The Jacksons – for Jan. 21, 2010
Rose Jackson stood staring out of the kitchen window at the grimy, melting snow in the front yard and the water dripping from the icicles hanging from the eaves. “I can’t believe it’s 2010,” she said. Jennifer, who was sitting at the table working on a homework project, looked up. “Two more years,” she said.
The Jacksons – for Jan. 7, 2010
“ Don’t touch that Allison!” Jennifer Jackson reached down and scooped her little niece up off the floor and away from the brightly lit Christmas tree and the mound of colourful packages that lay beneath it. “That’s for later sweetie.” She gave the little girl a kiss on the forehead and Allison giggled happily. “Fo’
The Jacksons – for Dec. 17, 2009
How did this happen?” Rose Jackson gazed out of the window at the snow drifting down outside. She set her coffee cup on the table and sighed. Andrew looked up from his newspaper. “How did what happen?” he asked. “How did it get to be a week till Christmas and I haven’t even started getting
The Jacksons – for Dec. 3, 2009
Andrew Jackson sat alone in the dining room, a full cup of coffee on the table in front of him, next to his newly opened Saturday newspaper. Outside a chilly breeze whipped a few stray leaves across the lawn and deposited them in the windbreak of the lilac hedge. Andrew’s thoughts were interrupted by the
The Jacksons – for Nov. 19, 2009
Rose Jackson opened her eyes and stared briefly at the ceiling above her from her position on the couch in the living room of the Jackson home. After a moment, she turned her head lazily to look out of the picture window across the room. She found herself squinting against the sunlight outside and gave
The Jacksons – for Nov. 5, 2009
Jennifer Jackson heard the rumble of her brother Brady’s Pontiac Firebird coming up the driveway. She looked up from her task at the kitchen counter to watch the shiny black car pull up in front of the house, and Brady hop out of the driver’s door while his girlfriend Amanda climbed out of the passenger
The Jacksons – for Oct. 22, 2009
Andrew Jackson sat alone at the kitchen table, a steaming cup of coffee in front of him. Outside, through the kitchen window, he could see the snow drifting gently down, the unusually large flakes undisturbed by wind, settling on the ground and on the leaves of the big old elm tree in the front yard.
The Jacksons – for Oct. 8, 2009
The chill in the outside air was not enough to make its way into the shop in the Jacksons’ yard, where Andrew sat alone, sipping warm coffee and contemplating the state of his universe. Over all, the state of the universe seemed acceptable. The unusually warm weather in September had allowed the Jacksons to not
The Jacksons – for Sep. 24, 2009
They’re calling it August the 43rd, although it’s actually September 12. “If it weren’t for the weather, we wouldn’t have anything to talk about,” Herb Johnson is fond of saying to the crowd at the café in town, and he’s right. And the weather has not only been talk-worthy, it’s the kind of weather one
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