by admin | Jun 15, 2025 | Writing Samples
excerpt from:East Side – Our Town My Years in the White HousePat GallantWalking home from high school, which was a short four blocks, I was greeted by the boisterous roar of a bullhorn. Right beside our white apartment building was an open limousine. I stretched...
by admin | Jun 15, 2025 | Writing Samples
excerpt from:TheSaturday Evening Post ABOUT FACE:The Women’s MarchPat Gallant Mixing bleaches, stirring dyes,Mustache wax, buttocks rise.No more double of the chin,Tuck the tummy, pull the skin.Raise the eyelids, let’s begin!Nip it, tuck it, stretch it,...
by admin | Jun 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
excerpt from:The Saturday Evening Post The Drive to SucceedPat Gallant The Saturday Evening PostIt was my grandfather’s first trip since his heart attack. The drive to Pennsylvania was beginning to make him weary, so my grandmother suggested we stop, gas up. and...
by admin | Jun 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
excerpt from:Cup of Comfort for Christmas Toy SoldiersPat Gallant My aunt was waiting at the train station when we arrived. I was so excited to see my little cousin! But when we walked through the door of their home, my aunt announced that she had found a perfect...
