I just called to say hello

Ink Sweat & Tears editor is on the roads at the moment with internet connections few and far between, so here's a short poem from Michael Estabrook that neatly sums up one aspect of communications…Only Daughter “Hi Mom, Patti,” she’d saywhenever...

Carmen Eichman was a military brat

Military Brat?So you’re a military brat?Yes, I replied, each time, quizzically obedient,though today wondering what the hell that meant.We moved every two to three years,moved in the middle of the year, managed one Christmas eve in a Holiday Inn,Christmas day on a...