Category: PART OF A SERIES
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NINETEEN-FIFTY-SEVEN, Chapter 7
The last chapter in a seven part series. The philosopher Heraclitus is credited with saying “The only thing constant is change.” He went on to propose something along the lines of ‘no man can step into the same stream twice because neither the man nor the stream are unchanged’. As 1957 advanced towards 1958, the stream seemed…
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NINETEEN-FIFTY-SEVEN, Chapter 6
The sixth chapter in a seven part series. Harv and Darla Morris were Texas born and bred, but relatively new to Fort Stockton when they moved into Phase II of RoadRunner Estates. Originally from Austin, the Lake Travis area in particular, the two had lived just outside the Hippy Hollow area for several years, first in…
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NINETEEN-FIFTY-SEVEN, Chapter 5
The fifth chapter in a seven part series. Vernon and Louise Panola were the oldest couple in Phase II of RoadRunner Estates, the couple everyone looked to for advice. Especially when it concerned things they never would have discussed with their own parents, like the time Patsy had no idea what was taking place between her…
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NINETEEN-FIFTY-SEVEN, Chapter 4
The fourth chapter in a seven part series. Gilbert and Patsy Runnels lived on the corner, right as Phase II wound around past the park area and became Phase III of RoadRunner Estates. They bought the Number 8208 plan, a split level. They were somewhat hesitant at first, what with that many stairs and all, but Rod…
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NINETEEN-FIFTY-SEVEN, Chapter 3
The third chapter in a seven part series. Milt and Sheila Sherman had been residents of Phase II in RoadRunner Estates longer than anyone else, having moved in in early 1956. They’d picked the Hacienda plan, situated on one of the 55’ wide lots. The Hacienda plan was one of the more unusual in that it traded…
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NINETEEN-FIFTY-SEVEN, Chapter 2
The second chapter in a seven part series. Virgil and Glenda Winkler bought one of the last lots available in Phase II of Roadrunner Estates. It was the last one because it was one of the largest, and therefore most expensive. That’s why everyone else had passed on it. That’s exactly what Virgil Winkler bought it, and then…
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NINETEEN-FIFTY-SEVEN, Chapter I
The first chapter of a seven part series. Nineteen-fifty-seven was a unique period of time in American history. The second world war had been over for a dozen years. The American economy was the envy of the world and led the way in nearly every category of importance and influence. The American dream was within the reach of…
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MISS ELIZABETH BUYS A FORD, Part II
Part 2 of 2: Tracy offered his customer a cup of coffee, which she initially declined, but then reconsidered and took him up on. “Just one sugar, no cream.” She was specific in her coffee, just like everything else in her life. “Exact same way I drink mine,” Tracy said. “Be right back.” He returned a few moments later…
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MISS ELIZABETH BUYS A FORD, Part I
Part 1 of 2: “I’m sending my aunt to see you. She’s buying a new car. I’m telling you ahead of time to treat her right, not that I don’t think you would anyway. But I mean treat her right.” Doug Dvorchak was leaving nothing to chance. Tracy, his buddy from college, had been in the car game for long enough…
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MERCURY MAN, Chapter VII
“Coping with change is difficult. More so as one gets older.” Bud’s doctor was attempting to be helpful, but had no idea how small the effect was of the reassurances he was offering. Within the course of a week, Bud had retired from the career he’d had for decades and lost the spouse he’d had for even longer. Even…