Ralph Donald Jessee

Stories tagged

courtship

2008 · Lexington, Kentucky and Lima, Ohio, and the road between · 6 min read

Woes of Long-distance Courting

It was an unsettled time of life for him, a time for discovery. He had earned a college degree, served his stint in the U.S. Army and had a steady job. The man lived in a comfortable room at the home of an aged widow who rented her three upstairs rooms to youn…

2009 · 4 min read

Letter to Mary

Dear Mary, It has been a long, long time since we reveled in our passion for each other. The memories of our good times together have to a large extent faded from my mind. Now and then a scene from our past forms in my brain that reminds me of how good things…