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Author Archives: Kenneth Richard Hardman
Hans Sorensen – Modest in Heart and ‘Sole’
In 1847, on the north shore of Zealand, as Danish citizens fought for “freedom of press, and religion,”1 fourteen-year old Hans Sorensen finished school and entered apprenticeship. That same year his mother and grandmother died. In 1849 the monarch gave … Continue reading
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Tagged #flashnonfiction, Denmark, LDS, Mormon, pioneer, Scandinavia, shoemaker, Vejby Parish
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Jens Hansen – Turning the Tide
Young Jens felt alone on the Oro Isle; alone as a boy could be. His mother and brother were taken in death, his father was gone, so you see His grandmother’s sister took him into her fold, but the fold … Continue reading
Andrew and Anna Maria Peterson – Before the Wind
Andrew Peterson was surely heartbroken when his sister Johanna was thrown from a buggy, her dress caught in the wheel, and dragged to death. A heckling mob had frightened the horse, persecutors of the Denmark Mormons. Instead of giving up, … Continue reading
Myrtle and Edna Elton – About Pigs, Giggles, and a #3 Bath Tub
Nine-year-old Edna ran through the orchard with her straight brown hair flapping in the summer air. “Hey Myrtle!” She called back to her ten-year-old sister. “Watch this.” Edna jumped on to a pig, patted his side, and held on. “We’re … Continue reading
John Andreas Coon Jr. 1768-1840, Becoming a Tower of Strength and Manhood
On September 11, 1777, General Washington collided with the British here at Brandywine Creek, Pennsylvania; booming cannons echoed 25 miles east to Philadelphia. There were heavy American losses on the battlefield. John Coon Jr. was serving his apprenticeship nearby and … Continue reading
Anne Marie Hansen – A Young Mother in Richfield
Anne Marie gasped as her knees buckled. She sat down immediately on the rough porch covering her mouth with one clinched hand, holding her chest with the other. She widened her beautiful gray eyes to prevent tears from falling, which … Continue reading
Walter Pitts Griffin – Gunpoint
Opportunity was slim in Newton Utah in 1899. Walter and Eliza Caroline journeyed by steam locomotive from Newton to Indian Valley Idaho, anxious for promising, “cheap and plentiful” land further north. A “lawless element…infested the railroad,” so, “mother and the … Continue reading
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Tagged #flashnonfiction, Box Car, Indian Valley Idaho, Newton Utah, railroad, Revolver
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