Last week after drought that had lasted for weeks on end, a big rain fell on the General Store with wind whipping around foundations and ripping off the…
The Curmudgeon – April 2016
by Peter Loewer – April Fool’s Day was just a week away. Many of the permanent members of the citizenry that used the general store as their headquarters for discovering…
The Curmudgeon – March 2016
The Curmudgeon by Peter Loewer – Winter was coming to an inelegant close having tired all but the staunchest members of the Western North Carolina area. It was evident—whether driving…
Checking the Inventory
The Curmudgeon by Peter Loewer – To most of the customers in The General Store of 2016, it was again obvious that until the coming November anything was possible. Who…
The No-No List
The Curmudgeon by Peter Loewer – It was obvious that Christmas was coming to the old general store because Cityfella (who, with his wife, had fled Atlanta for the holidays)…
The Undisclosed Squeeze
The Curmudgeon by Peter Loewer – Everybody at The General Store was quite familiar with the Old Curmudgeon’s more fiery moods because for all the years he had used Mr….
Back at the Helm
The Curmudgeon by Peter Loewer – Nobody had heard from Curmudgeon for a few months now, and while investigations into his disappearance had been made, nothing was forthcoming. Mail had…
The Curmudgeon – July 2015
Discombobulated by Peter Loewer Truth be told, the general store was a scene of havoc, unleashed. Obviously, the front windows were OK, and the results of visible havoc were confined…
The Curmudgeon Calls for Attention!
Because the general store was open every day of the week, Mr. and Mrs. Storekeep had two home addresses. by Peter Loewer One was the pleasant apartment above the store…