COME IN AND STAY AWHILE

John M. Williams

A watercolor illustration depicts a young boy gazing pensively out a bus window, capturing a poignant moment. The child, wearing a white shirt and blue collar, is shown in profile against the navy blue bus interior, while sunlit pine trees blur past the window. This evocative scene from fiction writer John M. Williams' coming-of-age short story reflects childhood's fleeting innocence in 1960s Montgomery.

Peaches and Cream

In this poignant tale set in 1960s Montgomery, a young boy faces the complexities of adulthood during his annual visit to his grandmother.