What About Mom?

by Freida Marie Crump Greetings from Poosey. Shelly said, “Freida, it was the worst mistake I’ve ever made. I should have lied.” She was home from her first two weeks of college and her mother had asked her an innocent question: “Shelly, what do you...

Out of Touch

by Freida Marie Crump Greetings from Poosey. The woman was incensed …out of her mind angry. “Freida, I tried to call you twice this morning!” “Happens a lot, Mildred.” “Twice! Why didn’t you answer?” “I wasn’t near a...

The Blessings of a Traveling BBM

by Freida Marie Crump Greetings from Poosey. A couple of disturbing surveys were released this week. I read that two vital pillars of our society take a drastic slam in the summertime. Once the hot weather hits, both church attendance and blood donations take a severe...

Hotel Breakfasts

by Freida Marie Crump Greetings from Poosey. They call them First World Problems, those gripes that would make Third World citizens roll their eyes in disgust at our affluent lifestyles. “My $6 Starbucks latte came with one espresso instead of two,”...

The Days of Lawlessness

by Freida Marie Crump Greetings from Poosey. I miss the desperados, the days of lawlessness. When I was a youngster living in a farm community the legal rights were fudged a bit because of pure necessity when it came to driving. While the law books said that a young...