by Ann Lee Miller | Apr 30, 2015 | Blog, Just The Facts Fridays
I gripped Eric Bensen’s room number in my fist and scanned the digits that stretched down the shiny Fish Memorial Hospital hall. Eric, one of last year’s crushes, landed in the hospital after a lawn mower accident. He was probably bummed and worried about running... by Ann Lee Miller | Apr 24, 2015 | Blog, Just The Facts Fridays
Mike Zwicker, covered in golf-course grime from his summer job, stood under the eaves of the New Smyrna Beach rec center chatting with me, making no move to commandeer his ornery little brother, Steve, into the car. Warm rain bucketed down beside us, misting my skin,... by Ann Lee Miller | Apr 17, 2015 | Blog, Just The Facts Fridays
Kevin Mc Donough, tall, blond, and smart—a trifecta of possibility—once wiped out on his skateboard and landed on his keister in my driveway. “Big Kev,” as my underclass friends and I called him, logged one of the best nights of high school at the 1975 senior... by Ann Lee Miller | Apr 10, 2015 | Blog, Just The Facts Fridays
I jerked upright out of a sound sleep. My newly broken ankle squawked in complaint. I peered at the sliver of streetlight slitting through the window and stilled my breath. Nothing. Well, nothing but the sound of Ralph sawing sequoia-sized logs in the next room. I... by Ann Lee Miller | Apr 3, 2015 | Blog, Just The Facts Fridays
Lisa DeNauro’s compact, muscular body whipped feet-over-head—a blur of red leotard, freckled skin, and blonde hair. Her palms sprung off the vaulting horse, flinging her into a perfect round off. She nailed the landing and tossed her hands toward the New Smyrna Beach...