My Mother, My Hero - by Chris Versandi
With the exception of a few close friends, not many people know that while growing up, I was labeled as "Learning Disabled". Admittedly I...
A Message from Carol
This is a message she left on my Aunt's answering machine. It's what I would call a pretty typical "Carol message". "You know when I...
Pumpkin Picking
My mom's favorite season was autumn and her favorite holiday was Halloween. It probably didn't hurt that her birthday was in late...
Nothing But Time
Today is March 4th 2014. That means it's been 32 days. 32 days since my mom died. My mom died. Nothing about that sentence seems real. It...
What Hot Dog Soup
This story comes from one of my oldest and closests friends, Chip Skarberg. Thanks Chip! Carol was my best friend's mom. For about five...
Dining with Carol - Part 1
My mother was a lot of things, but a culinary daredevil was not one of them. She liked her resturants simple and her meals even simplier....
Hot Coffee
This next story comes from one of my mom's best friends, Cheryl Vogel. Cheryl knew my mom longer then most. Over 30 years. They've worked...
But Madame...I Don't Like Children
The first real concert I ever saw was Tiny Tim. I was maybe 5 or 6 - old enough to remember, but too young to care. This was probably...
