Murder and Mayhem at Home

Another excerpt folks:

Whether it was the move, the rerouting of mom’s anger or even the change in dynamics of the family, we found that we could run wild with ease and without repercussions. Much of the activity was centred on indulging our active imagination. We created space ships and tents with cushions, mattresses or whatever was handy and skating rinks by generously sprinkling baby powder on our wooden floors. Occasionally we would stage a murder scene pretending to have been massacred. Our parents would return to ketchup strewn all over the floor and our bodies lying prostrate in various acrobatic poses shaking with detectable laughter. I lost four inches of hair for one of those scenes, but it was a small price to pay for authenticity.

Submitted by Kathy Thomas