Category Archives: June 2022

Tears filled the Hathcock sisters’ eyes as their father’s casket was lowered into the ground. Their older half-brother Frank shoveled in a spadeful of dirt and put his arm around his stepmother, guiding her to the waiting car. Frank wasn’t … Continue reading →

By Raymond Keith from June 2022 issue of The Compass Hereb moaned as he woke, pain shooting through his body. He slowly opened his eyes, but still couldn’t see much in the dark. He was in a cavern, lying against … Continue reading →

By Brandon Muhlestein from the June 2022 issue of The Compass A hushed silence hung between the two men as they inscribed symbols in perfect shape and placement on a cold stone wall. The gravity of what they were about … Continue reading →

By Mark Enlow from the June 2022 issue of The Compass It was summer. Mom and I stood in the never-ending line at the local G. C. Murphy & Company’s five and dime. It was a hot, East Coast, 1961 … Continue reading →

by Chloe Crismon from the June 2022 issue of The Compass When I was a little girl, I would spend every day of my summer playing with my cousins in Grandpa’s Orchard. The orchard was filled with row after row … Continue reading →

by Kathy Stauffer, from the June 2022 issue of The Compass Dad’s Shoes I went to visit my father a few years ago. Mom had recently passed, and he was doing well in an assisted living environment. In his 90s, … Continue reading →

by Joseph M. Nunes, from the June 2022 Issue of The Compass For decades, generations of Americans were raised with the idea of American exceptionalism. And, in truth, the United States of America is exceptional. Yes, there were flaws from … Continue reading →