The Goodwill don’t hardly ever have clothes big enough to fit Earl.
Since he hurt his back, he ain’t been out at all.
That leaves me to pretty much do everything.
Most our spending goes to keeping him fed, of course.
There’s my Social Security and Earl Senior’s pension, but usually there’s too much month and not enough money.
Earl complains if it’s mac and cheese more than twice a week.
The boy always had an appetite, and it seems to get bigger right along with him.
His uncle Bill made him that bed.
Made it out of rail ties.
What a fine creation Earl is. Congratulations
Poor Ma! Earl is pretty hopeless, perhaps she should set the house afire to get him moving.
Good character creation here. “there’s too much month and not enough money” Sadly that line is true for far too many these days.
Oh lovely. Loved : but usually there’s too much month and not enough money.
Earls family need to send for the fat busters. Does not like Mac and cheese more than twice a week indeed.
Simple facts of life stated with stoic acceptance!
I could hear and see them, down to her facial expressions at her own wry wit. Wonderfully done!
I remember this guy from the Guinness Book of World Records. The fattest man in the world, weighed over 1000 pounds and buried in a piano case. Got ‘inside” the story. Good.
Poor Earl, nice lines and maybe I can recommend one of those fitness shows to him- reduces appetite and saves money. Cheers.
Great story! 🙂
Nicely written. Love the sparse, easy language, the convincing tone of your narrator. Love ‘more month than money’ – clever, clever, clever :). really nice snapshot into Earl and your narrator’s world 🙂
Beatufully written and really sad. It’s probably happening a lot nowadays with economies being on the slide.
Sounds like a legendary character, like Paul Bunyan. Maybe we could get him on NutriSystem!
‘there’s too much month and not enough money’ I love this!
This is fantastic. Poor Ma!