Tag Archive | short stories by don kenton henry
THE LAST WORD SOUTH OF AUSTIN By Don Kenton Henry
(“It was a symphony of nature and confirmation life around me would go on, unchecked by the coming and going of the likes of me, my dad, or any of us. Which got me thinking about the “going” part. Not mine. But his. I will call it the ‘Balcones Serenade’.”) It was the week of […]
The Compromise In Not Dying Young
By Don Kenton Henry I am at a point in life where I remain virile and physically ambitious. However, I’ve come far enough to see I am no longer “youth in all its vigor”. I have always said, “a little bit of vanity goes a long way” and—in terms of motivating oneself to remain fit […]
I:8 TO YUMA
By Don Kenton Henry 8 May 2023 It was 1977 and I drove my 1973 Volkswagen camper van down Highway 1, from Seattle, along the coastline through Oregon. I refused to get on the straight and easily navigated Highway 101, just to the east, because the views over the cliffs and the Pacific Ocean below […]
MY FRONT PORCH WITH UNCLE WALDO
By Don Kenton Henry “Ok, Junior. Take the usual seat here on the porch and let’s parlez about the latest Sabbatical you are about to take.” That’s how it always began with Uncle Waldo . . . him telling me to take a seat. Always direct (most times painfully so) but on this occasion, he […]
