Ralph Donald Jessee

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hillbilly

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 · 6 min read

Bedtime Story

“The Bakers are having an Easter egg hunt this afternoon in their backyard and they invited me. May I go?” Fred asked his mother. “How will you get there?” she asked. “I’ll walk, it’s on the other side of the woods. It won’t take long,” he said. The Bakers l…