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IF WE ARE IN A DON’T LAUGH SITUATION (Don’t look over at me . . .) By Don Kenton Henry

By bardofthewoods February 3, 2025 Leave a comment

It happened on the occasion of my grandpa’s funeral at Jackson’s funeral home in Rensselaer, Indiana, in 1984. Most of my family was in the front row directly in front of the casket. My youngest brother and I were on the end of the second row. We were all waiting for the preacher to take […]

The Day Jack Benny Died

By bardofthewoods August 11, 2013 Leave a comment

THE DAY JACK BENNY DIED By Don Kenton Henry “Who would have thought a tale of star-crossed love which began with the death of a celebrity … would reach its near conclusion with his own.” The hearse made its way onto the gravel road and into Weston Cemetery. I followed in the first car behind […]

Another Campground Tale

By bardofthewoods June 23, 2013 Leave a comment

by Don Kenton Henry Herein lies another short story. This one is an excerpt from “The Day Jack Benny Died.” It is told through the eyes of my yet-to-be-born grandson on the occasion of and the events preceding my funeral. ANOTHER CAMPGROUND TALE Who would have thought we’d be burying that man a week later. […]