A Day With Dad And Uncle Tom By Sheila Robins 11yo Mega Full May 2026

We started at the creek behind Grandpa’s farm. Dad showed me how to skip stones. “Flat—fast—flick!” he said, and my stone hopped three times before sinking. Uncle Tom found a perfect stick and pretended it was a fishing rod. He told jokes that made the minnows jump and me giggle so hard water splashed my shoes. I drew the shadows of the trees in my notebook and wrote “water music” because the creek sounded like tiny drums.