Bikers Stories
Brent had Walt’s Harley running by noon the day after we buried Irene
"Does Brent make you wear sunglasses in the house too?" My son Cody was seven,…
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Bikers Stories
My Sister Had Known Since Labor Day, and Kyle Was Driving Her Over
Every Wednesday night my niece Paisley sleeps on my pull-out couch. This last Wednesday she…
Bikers Stories
The Custody Hearing Was Set for Ten, and Kaylee Was Still on His Hip
Forty minutes before the custody hearing, the lobby doors of the Holt County sheriff's office…
Bikers Stories
Wade’s Mom Handed Me Her List on an Index Card at My Shower
Wade proposed in the gravel lot behind the feed store on a Thursday, five years…
Bikers Stories
The Anniversary Cake Was Still Uncut When My Niece Went Quiet
My niece was on my lap at my parents' fiftieth anniversary supper, turning the ignition…
Bikers Stories
The Biker at the ER Desk Had Worn My Mother’s Ring Since 1995
The biker at the ER desk asked for my mother by a name NOBODY had…
Bikers Stories
The Old Man Waved at Twenty Bikers Every Thursday. That Night He Didn’t.
He hauled my Thursday regular off the bench by the COLLAR and threw him in…
Bikers Stories
My 8-Year-Old Kept Her Hoodie On in 89-Degree Heat
"My daughter is eight and you called it a GAME," I said, with SEVENTEEN motorcycles…
Bikers Stories
His Lawyer Wanted the Supervised Visits Ended by Noon
My eight-year-old told me the man with the RATTLESNAKE tattoo was safer than her daddy,…
Bikers Stories
Her Father Was Waiting on the Steps Forty Minutes Early
TWENTY-TWO motorcycles pulled into the back lot at the Searcy courthouse for one frightened nine-year-old.…
Bikers Stories
My Daughter Unpacked Her Weekend Bag Twice the Night Shane Was Due
My daughter came home from one weekend at her dad's and never hugged him at…
Bikers Stories
The Biker Bought a Half Chicken Then Called My Husband Wes
The second night of the Sayre fair, a biker walked past the lemonade trailer to…