First of all, happy WDC anniversary, and may you have many more to come!

This was a great story, and made me think of my own childhood and adolescent years growing up in the Ozarks. I scared myself many-a-time. The story was well told, and lkept my attention throughout.

My complaints are minor ones. For example, the following sentence:

My kid sister Eileen, had been sent away to Michigan to stay with our aunt Minnie, sister of my mother’s second husband (our deceased natural father.)

Might be written

My kid sister Eileen had been sent away to Michigan, to stay with our Aunt Minnie. Aunt Minnie was the sister of our mother’s second husband, our deceased natural father.

There are minor editing points like this which could be addressed, but otherwise it’s a great story.

My review has been submitted for consideration in "Good Deeds Get CASH!" .