Winter Jewels
Donna recounts a magical winter snowmobiling adventure in northern Wisconsin that culminated in a breathtaking night safari through frost-covered wilderness where every tree and branch sparkled like suspended jewels in the starlight.
Ten Hints for Santa’s Helpers
Donna provides practical Christmas shopping advice for grandparents and relatives, offering ten tips to help them choose age-appropriate, safe, and imaginative gifts while avoiding the exhaustion that often comes with holiday shopping for children.
So You Want to Sew
In this witty 1960s essay, Donna Hruska warns aspiring seamstresses that learning to sew well is a double-edged skill that will forever ruin their ability to buy ready-made clothes with blissful ignorance.
Revelation
Donna tells the touching story of how witnessing her mischievous little brother Joe's sudden transformation into a reverent child during his First Holy Communion finally helped her understand what divine grace really looks like in action.
Fish Story
When young Tom catches the biggest fish of his life, his little brother Daniel's innocent questions about whether it might be a "grandfather fish" lead Tom to make a surprising decision about his prized catch.
A Guide Through the Used Car Jungle
This vintage 1960s guide by Donna Hruska offers practical advice for navigating the used car market, emphasizing the importance of choosing dealers carefully, thoroughly inspecting vehicles for mileage tampering and accident damage, and understanding financing options to avoid common pitfalls.
Leisure Lagoon
A retired man's lawn-mowing routine becomes complicated when he develops suspicions about his young neighbor's marriage, leading to an uncomfortable confrontation that reveals more about his own struggles with retirement than her personal life.
Those Old-Fashioned Small Town Suppers
Donna reflects on the charming community spirit of old-fashioned small town fundraisers, where chicken suppers, box auctions, and church socials brought everyone together in ways that today's Las Vegas Nights and fashion shows simply cannot replicate.
Ah, Show Business!
A mother's humorous account of her children's chaotic Easter play production in the basement, complete with costume crises, last-minute cast changes, and the inevitable mess that comes with backyard theater.
Where’s George
In this charming children's story by Donna Hruska, eleven-year-old Karen enlists the help of neighborhood friends to search for her missing pet boa constrictor George, only to discover him hiding in the most obvious place—curled around the record player turntable where he'd been avoiding the rock music he hated.