by Peter C. Lemon | Published Stories
This story was featured in the May/June 2017 issue of the Disabled American Veterans magazine. | 5 minute read As Memorial Day approaches, I begin to reflect on my life as a proud American and as a soldier. I think about the friends with whom I served. I say a silent...
by Peter C. Lemon | Personal Stories, Personal Story No. 7
Personal Stories Short Stories by Peter C. Lemon ; Personal Story No. 7 | 8 minute read …it’s the fall of ’92. I’m up. I stride towards the batter’s box. I kick my cleats in a couple of times to get planted for the first pitch. Swinging the bat to loosen up, I zero...
by Peter C. Lemon | Personal Stories, Personal Story No. 6
Personal Stories Short Stories by Peter C. Lemon ; Personal Story No. 6 | 8 minute read This isn’t just my story. It’s representative of the millions of other Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine and Coast Guard recruits being inducted and trained to serve our country. …it’s...
by Peter C. Lemon | Personal Story No. 5
Personal Stories Short Stories by Peter C. Lemon ; Personal Story No. 5 | 6 minute read The Singing Bridge Grocery Store and Café was located about six miles south of Alabaster and named after the Singing Bridge that spanned the east branch of the Au Gres River that...
by Peter C. Lemon | Personal Story No. 4
Personal Stories Short Stories by Peter C. Lemon ; Personal Story No. 4 | 8 minute read. The mining town of Alabaster, Michigan, where I grew up, was located on the shores of Lake Huron. To the south and north, starting at the outskirts of the village and continuing...
