Bikers Stories
The Eleven Motorcycles Were in the Lot. My Initials Were on Twenty-Two Write-Offs.
My ex-husband laughed at me from the top of the courthouse steps the day our…
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Bikers Stories
The Envelope Under My Late Mother’s Motorcycle Seat Had My Name on It
My mother-in-law made sure I brought both dishes to Thanksgiving, then shut me out on…
Bikers Stories
The Mortgage Ran on My Late Husband’s Life Insurance. His Motorcycle Was the Problem.
My son called to tell me his wife was embarrassed by my motorcycle in their…
Bikers Stories
The Man Beside Grandpa in Their Driveway Bought Me a Coke Every April
My seventy-four-year-old grandpa needed the last $5,850 for his property taxes and a new shop…
Bikers Stories
The Note Under Grandpa’s Lighter Had Eight Words, and One Was My Father’s Name
My father hadn't spoken to me in eleven years. He waited until my grandfather's casket…
Bikers Stories
The Whitfords Made My Dad Park His Motorcycle Behind the Dumpsters
My mother-in-law laughed at my parents in front of her daughter's wedding guests. "Biker trash…
Bikers Stories
The Clip From My Garage Camera Ran Four Minutes Longer Than I’d Heard
My husband grounded me in front of his whole family because I wouldn't give his…
Bikers Stories
My Mother Disappeared Every Sunday With a Bearded Biker
My mother, Jeannette, was quiet, generous, and never wanted a fuss made over her. She…
Bikers Stories
He Locked My Daughter Inside His Truck, Then Walked Toward the Idling Sedan
The biker I owed $600 to took my daughter’s hand right in front of me.…
Bikers Stories
The Boy on the Courthouse Steps Named Every Man Who Failed Him
I was dropping off a late filing when I heard a fourteen-year-old boy choking on…
Bikers Stories
The Biker in the Back Row Wasn’t There for a Child
The biker who walked through the doors at our parent-teacher night was wearing more leather…
Bikers Stories
I Blocked an Ambulance on Highway 11 and Refused to Move
I’m the biker who blocked that ambulance. And I let that whole town scream at…