The Writer's Pen

The following pieces were written by members of the Hartley Writing Group, who penned each submission during a writing exercise at a recent gathering.

Members could choose to write a prompt on one of five topics: a cooking/baking failure; a good or bad vacation memory/experience; a flat tire experience; summer gardening; or summer storm memory.

A flat tire experience

By Roger Brockshus

My wife, Rita, and I were planning a short trip to Branson a couple years ago. Our daughter, Hillary, and her family live in Platte City, Mo., just north of Kansas City, so we planned to stay with them a couple...