Brothers
**September 1917** With great care, the young bear cub scratched the letters into the fine grains of sand covering the surface of the playground. “Whatcha doing?" came a voice from behind him. The bear looked over his shoulder to see a...
Lost in Translation
**August 1943** Private Carrara sat at his desk, translating his final document of the day. It was nothing more than a request for supplies, his third in a row. But it was standard procedure to translate every intercepted message, no...
Eager Beavers
**May 1951 — June 1951** Roy folded his pants and laid them neatly on top of his dresser. He began unbuttoning his shirt. “Hey, Kitten?" he said. Sarah unhooked her bra and let it fall to the floor. She looked over at the...
Beautiful Music
**April 1993** David stepped through the back door of the small house that he and Jessica were renting. He could hear his lovely wife out in the living room, playing her guitar and singing. He set his flight bag quietly on the floor and...
Christmas
**Christmas** December 1967 Heavy, fat snowflakes, fed by the moisture from Lake Michigan, were falling outside the apartment windows. They sparkled like fireflies from the glow of the street lights below. Inside, the living room was...
Lucky Seven
**March 1968** _An old G.I. custom long-rooted Is to entering fledglings well-suited. In every latrine A bright sign is seen: “Stand close, the next guy may be barefooted.”_ Tracy shut off the water, shook the excess from his...