11/18/2023 0 Comments Watch grease lightning![]() ![]() Were removed… Their daughter, Emily, was only four and did not understand why herīrother was gone- why her father was suddenly cold and cruel- or why her mother Two weeks after the funeral, Jordan’s possessions were taken away even his pictures That’s the day Caustin became Mark Evelyn blamed him for not shutting off the motor in time, and he blamed her for letting it In the summer of ‘69, their son was killed in a boating accidentĪfter falling overboard little Jordan’s arm was amputated by the propeller, and theĦ-year-old perished enroute to the hospital. Supervisor at the paper mill, and- by all appearances- they were living out theĬoveted middle-class American Dream… But- like all dreams- this was merely anĪll told, they had seven wonderful years and two beautiful children together before fate They were only 18 back then, and sheĬalled him Caustin… That’s when the world was still pretty and new- when aging wasĪ myth, and death was nothing more than a foreign concept… Her husband was a Weather stopped bothering this family long ago… The weather is something that happens Outside they stay Inside.Įvelyn married Mark-Austin Kirkwood in 1962. Snoozing in a recliner as bulbous raindrops strike the window, and a dark, shadowy figure looms in the corner…Įvery few minutes, a fresh burst of lightning flashes its eerie glow upon their motionlessįorms, and a roaring clap of thunder spills into their dreams… But things such as the Going to be any other way- not for her… Her grandson- a grown man of 38- sits She’s had a hard life, and now she’s looking at a harder death it was never To go with them, but it doesn’t matter what they are at 79, she’s dying of old age- plainĪnd simple. Woman lies on her deathbed? She can feel the end is near, but she refuses to go quietly into that good night… No matter how desperately she yearns for it.Įvelyn Kirkwood has a list of ailments longer than her frail arms and all the medications Shall we take a trip to a cool, dark bedroom at 3324 Wilmore Lane, where an elderly I’m just an old soul in need of a little company and a good story so, whaddya say? I wonder if I could invite you to join me as a fly on the wall this evening… ![]() Hello there, friend, and welcome to Bradshaw, Texas, where the steaks are bloody, and
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