Tuck's Tales: "Mr. Johnson's Thumb
Read more of "Mr. Johnson's Thumb"Check out this week's post on the BLESSED Journal, "Mr. Johnson's Thumb" by Tuck Mantooth.
"Growing up next door to Mr. Johnson was fun. He was always nice to me, even when Mama ran me out of the house for fighting with one of my brothers. He didn't have much hair, but always pulled it over the top of his head. I asked him why he did that one time, and he said that if he didn’t, his head would get sunburned. I thought a hat would have looked better, but I didn’t tell him"(Read more of "Mr. Johnson's Thumb.")
"Mr. Johnson's Thumb" reminds me of my own grandfather, who we called Daddy Buck. I wrote a story about him a while back called "Smokin' with Daddy Buck." Daddy Buck lost some fingers while working for a sawmill in Southeast Texas.
Looking back, I don't know why Daddy Buck's missing fingers frightened me so much. But I see that Tuck was scared of Mr. Johnson's thumb, too. Thanks for the memory, Tuck!
Do you have a childhood memory that comes to mind as you read Tuck's tale?
"Growing up next door to Mr. Johnson was fun. He was always nice to me, even when Mama ran me out of the house for fighting with one of my brothers. He didn't have much hair, but always pulled it over the top of his head. I asked him why he did that one time, and he said that if he didn’t, his head would get sunburned. I thought a hat would have looked better, but I didn’t tell him"(Read more of "Mr. Johnson's Thumb.")
"Mr. Johnson's Thumb" reminds me of my own grandfather, who we called Daddy Buck. I wrote a story about him a while back called "Smokin' with Daddy Buck." Daddy Buck lost some fingers while working for a sawmill in Southeast Texas.
Looking back, I don't know why Daddy Buck's missing fingers frightened me so much. But I see that Tuck was scared of Mr. Johnson's thumb, too. Thanks for the memory, Tuck!
Do you have a childhood memory that comes to mind as you read Tuck's tale?
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