Mrs. Leary’s Potatoes

By CK Kennedy

In the Fifties, nuclear testing wreaked havoc on the well-being of residents in small communities surrounding Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. What if, one night in October 1951, something a little out of the ordinary occurred, leaving a lasting memory in the mind of a young girl?

• Language: English
• Publisher: CK Kennedy
• Release date: Aug 8, 2021

CK Kennedy

CK Kennedy is a career writer/photographer/illustrator. At the age of five, a budding career came to its temporary halt with "The Goodies and the Baddies." While that first illustrated tome shall remain her mother's pride only, later ventures included magazine editor, newspaper columnist, and a host of other exciting projects intermingled with plenty of travel and relocations from Sydney to Boston and then back to Texas.More works are coming, veering into action/thriller territory, but - first - we must interrupt for Happy Hour.

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. No reference to true facts or incidents is intended.

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Mrs. Leary’s Potatoes

That year–1951–our parents were convinced the world was going to end. Strong blasts and colorful blazes in the night sky were grim reminders of our tenuous existence. There was also a great deal of talk about UFOs and alien invasions. Of course, being only eleven years old at the time, I was shielded from the worst of it. In truth, all I really remember about that year were a strange little girl in a red dress and Mrs. Leary’s potatoes.

Like many other small desert communities,