Paper Route Game

Another haunt from Trent Ling’s past appears upon the website today.  Trent worked a paper route for four years (ages 11-15), making all kinds of money and devising various schemes to make things more and more interesting.  For example, in … Continue reading

Spotty

Trent Ling’s retrospective story of his famous goldfish, Spotty, comes to the website today.  Penciled upon an index card, Trent’s account of Spotty’s inauspicious arrival and ultimate advancement reveals some flavor and perspective from Trent’s childhood. “I loved that fish,” … Continue reading

Montana Emergence

Trent Ling nearly washed out in Kindergarten.  After a stellar and fulfilling five-year head start at home, school dawned but everything else suddenly fell apart.  An unseemly abscessed tooth started the ball rolling.  Then a debilitating illness rendered Trent strangely … Continue reading