Angels on Earth magazine

Pap’s Best Screwdriver

The remains of another wonder-ful Christmas morning were strewn all over the living room. My job was to gather up all the ribbon and wrapping paper while my mom and grandmother, Nanny, worked in the kitchen. Dad and my grandfather, Pap, waited to be called upon.

I crumpled up the last scrap of paper just as Mom called to my dad from the kitchen. “Time to mash the potatoes!” Pap and I followed Dad to

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