Category: Small-Town Iowa Stories
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Call and Response: Railroad Tales of Jacob S. Miller
“Pick it up!” Grandpa Jake chanted, tapping twice on the desk. Dorris stomped her foot, “Lay it down!” They went on like that, his baritone and her alto voice echoing off the walls in the call and response of railroad workers.
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Jacob Oleson Aase: The Carpenter from Stavanger
Frederikke sat by the window, cradling their newborn, Fritz, as the noisy streets of Chicago bustled below. Jacob returned from the construction site, his hands calloused and his spirit weary. ‘This isn’t what we dreamed of,’ she whispered. Her words lingered, sparking their plan to seek new beginnings in Iowa.
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The Cream Rises to the Top: Owen S. Mitchell’s Fight for Justice
Owen’s heart sank at the sight of Dandy’s lifeless calf on the barn floor. The vet’s diagnosis confirmed his worst fear: contagion had infected the herd. Facing ruin, Owen didn’t back down. “He gave me his word,” he declared in court, determined to prove that honesty should prevail.
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My Kindred Chronicles 