October 30, 2024 Claudia’s story continues: The office was small. Naval insignia and blue and gold posters were displayed about the room. A young woman dressed in a naval staff uniform…a white short-sleeved button-down-the-front dress with a long blue tie secured in a square knot at the neck…sat behind the reception desk. The lobby area
October 28, 2024 Claudia’s Story – Part 4 As soon as Claudia opened the door to the apartment, Michael and Mark bolted like two dogs breaking free from their leashes and ran to their bedroom. The door slammed with a bang behind them. Claudia proceeded to the kitchen and put away the groceries. This morning’s
October 25, 2024 Claudia’s story continues…. With the boys secured, Claudia pulled the wagon over the grass and exited the park. She walked to her next destination with a spring in her step…feeling better after meeting Mallory. She chuckled inwardly. Recollecting high school days after moving from Oklahoma when finding girl friends in Oak Hill
October 23, 2024 Claudia’s Story Part 2: Three hours later Matthew carried the red Radio Flyer wagon with wooden slat side railings down the stairs. Claudia followed holding Michael’s left hand and carried Mark on her hip. Safely at the bottom, Michael clambered over the sides of the wagon while Claudia placed Mark at the
Claudia turned back the white sheet and sat up on the side of the bed. Alan was in the shower. It must be four-thirty. She pulled her housecoat over her blue cotton nightgown and stumbled down the dark hall tiptoeing past the boys’ room. She entered their small kitchenette and switched on the light. Why
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Was there a particular character you may have grown to like or to dislike in Heart of Texas that you did not find while reading Seasons Under the Sun? Did you wonder why they were not mentioned or wonder what may have happened to him or to her? Claudia, Franklin’s niece, is one such character