| 单词 | Pa |
| 例句 | Pa and Ma traded for a long time. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I shouted to Pa over the fence as I came up to the barn. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z She only longs for them because she wanted someday to experience the love Ma and Pa have for one another. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa’s always telling me how being in America is unbelievable hard for slaves. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z We have a big family, nine in all: Pa, Ma, three boys, and four girls. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa could tell I put one and one together and knowed where the pie was at. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Pa Keating was in our room with a small bottle of whiskey and bottles of stout and Uncle Pat Sheehan brought two bottles of stout for himself. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “And this house! Maybe everything he owns! What if she has a baby, Hoyt? Did you think about that? And what if she marries again after Pa dies? Oh, Hoyt....” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Now, instead of having two of the ten dimes needed to call Pa and Big Ma, we were back to having no dimes. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z When Pa told this story, Laura and Mary shivered and snuggled closer to him. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But my Ma and Pa sat right next to me. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Though I long to be with them, being with them brings back too many memories of my family, of Keav, of Pa. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa and Uncle Henry looked at him, and he was jumping up and down, screaming. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa tries to make my brothers understand the history of politics in Cambodia. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She does the same to her and Pa’s tableware. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Pa put the roof back again, climbed down the ladder, and said to Laura: “Run over to the chopping block and fetch me some of those green hickory chips—new, clean, white ones.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I suppose Ma and Pa came for me, but I don’t recall. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I reckoned I must have covered two, three miles, but once me and Pa got walking toward the road I saw I hadn’t gone no more than two, three hundred feet! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Pa told me to see if anyone came through with news.” The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Pa looked, and then he took down his fiddle. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa is not only worried about Vincent, he's skeptical too, and he's not happy he still has to send his eldest son money every month. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa are very proud and hope that soon he’ll be able to completely support himself. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa said everything was all right with the celebrating until the parade got to the schoolhouse and most of the speechifying was over. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Our church was filled with unmarried women who had placed home-baked casseroles, bread puddings, and cakes in Big Ma’s arms so Pa would know they were good cooks and available for marriage. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I sure was proud of Pa right then. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Made me feel dirty shameful, knowing how Pa saw me hobbling around the place. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Now the gun was loaded, and Pa laid it on its hooks over the door. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Vincent's letter arrives at Etten on Saturday evening, and Pa leaves for The Hague on Monday morning, which is as soon as he can after his church obligations. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The balcony is a special place because it’s where Pa and I often have important conversations. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In front, Pa ties a large white cloth to the antenna while Meng ties another piece to the side mirrors. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Pa called, and they ran back to the wagon, for the horses were hitched up and it was time to go home. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Hendrix snickered and gave Pa a playful tap. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa was slapping his sides so hard it’s a wonder he didn’t bust no ribs. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z At the moment I didn’t care about what Pa told us. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Pa told me once that the really old monks could leave their bodies and travel the world as spirits. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z While Ma tastes her clear broth chicken noodle soup, I drop two whole red chili peppers in my bowl as Pa looks on approvingly. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Fern threw herself over Pa. Instead of telling her she was too big for that, he held her tightly. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The rind was so hard that Ma had to take Pa’s ax to cut the squash into pieces. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa and Uncle Henry were out in the field, cutting the oats with cradles. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa lifts me out of the truck and puts me on the ground next to Chou. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z With Pa and many of the fathers in the village gone, the soldiers patrol our huts less and less, so it is relatively safe. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When he speaks, Meng’s voice softens and trembles as he tries to reassure Ma and Pa that everything is okay at the camp. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So Pa would take the ramrod from its place under the gun barrel, and fasten a piece of clean cloth on its end. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z They were hurt and mad, but we moved quickly bringing Pa’s wife’s boxes inside. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa had told me their relationship had always been strained. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z So they all got into the big bobsled, cosy and warm, and Pa tucked the last robe well in around them. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Heckle and Jeckle hadn’t noticed anything new about Pa. They were just glad to sugar him up. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z And I had heard Mama tell Aunt Loma right after the funeral, “I’m go’n bring Ma’s Bible over here, if Pa don’t mind.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Finally Uncle Darnell grabbed the phone and announced that it was Pa calling. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z After supper, Pa took them on his knees as he sat before the fire, and told them about his day at Grandpa’s, and the sugar snow. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z All day Pa was busy, banking the little house and the barn with dead leaves and straw, held down by stones, to keep out the cold. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Shuffling across the room, Pa said, “Go on, Mary Eve.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Near the pigpen Pa and Uncle Henry built a bonfire, and heated a great kettle of water over it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z We gave Pa a wrench from the church bazaar. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z But each time Uncle came home without a job, Pa said, “You’ll have better luck tomorrow. As long as you’re looking.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Miss Marva Hendrix must have known Pa almost as well as I did. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z We pulled into our driveway, and when Pa hit the brakes, the Wildcat lurched forward sharply enough to wake the nappers. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I cannot think of Pa being hurt this way, but images of him clawing at his throat, fighting for air as the soldiers pile dirt on him flood my mind. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I have seen Pa leave the house many times in Phnom Penh, but I have never seen her this upset. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “The boy has to eat,” Pa said, dipping the spoon into the mashed potatoes. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z He looked at it then back at Pa and it seemed like he was fixing to cry. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I couldn’t make heads nor tails out of how Pa knowed not to say nothing ’bout me telling and how Mr. Leroy knowed that that was what I was worrying ’bout! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Uncle Pa says that’s a disgraceful thing to do and Dad cries on his shoulder. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z That day Pa and Ma and Laura and Mary had fresh venison for dinner. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa fights the urge to scream as he hears the sound of a hammer crack the skull next to him, smashing into it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike Pa, Ma was never used to hard work or labor. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa’s blue eyes twinkled; he had been saving the best for the last, and he said to Ma: “Hey, Caroline! There’ll be a dance!” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Only Fern could get away with tugging on Pa like that, although I also wanted to know. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z They stayed hugged up like that till Pa brung the wagon to a stop. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Pa said hardly a word through the whole meal. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “I whaled on Pa like I was some kind of machine. Hittin’ him in the face, left, right, left, poundin’ him as hard as I could. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Even though we’d be driving down Fourth Avenue through Bay Ridge in the car Pa paid for, Big Ma got her way. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa immediately sends him money for a train. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z But she was still angry at Pa for having been gone so long, and angrier at Cecile—who she called the “root of all evil.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Another villager walks over and spits at Pa’s feet. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the fire, I’d just point out interesting things to Pa as I noticed them. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Mrs. gave Pa soft doe eyes that made Vonetta and Fern giggle. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa wasn’t sick, but he wasn’t doing well, either. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I unlaced my right tennis shoe, wriggled my foot out, and removed the mound of tens and twenties Pa had given me. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “You wouldn’t starve to death on Ma’s whey, like old Grimes did on his wife’s,” Pa said. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa wouldn’t understand that, or his lifestyle, or his art. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The thought of Pa almost brings his adrenaline down. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s about as far as Pa gets with him, but it’s something. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa told me the dragon visited him many times, and each time it gave him messages about our births. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he bends down and lifts the lid of the rice pot next to Pa’s feet. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ye can stay here for the time being. Pa and Auntie are long dead and there’s not too much call for their rooms these days.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The farmer put up quite a stink over having to bring the machine over to our place, but Pa said he could only work on it when he had the time away from farming. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa kept pouring in more water and washing the gun barrel with the cloth on the ramrod until the water ran out clear. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I left the door cracked for Pa, who was getting the blanket out of the trunk. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z With a sort of whimper, she said, “Pa, don’t you care what folks are go’n say?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa have trouble saying good-bye, too. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z But they did not say anything, because Pa had told them never to touch a new bullet. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He directed Pa where to go, and Pa gave him a sharp nod. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Feeling safer after my talk with Pa, I climb off his lap and make my way back downstairs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d shown Pa I could hold my own, so now he was willing to carry me. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “And Pa’s fiancée is nice and wears nice clothes.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa and Grandpa were sleeping rolled up in blankets on the floor by the fireplace. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z For Pa and for herself she made hats of the wider, notched braid. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Did she know she had just told Pa’s lady friend that she was not her mother? P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The visit doesn’t entirely put Pa’s worries to rest. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Letting Mr. Clemson leave first, Pa turned to smile and nod. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “Eb, it’s good—it’s so good to see you. Pa and Ma will be—” he stopped suddenly. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa transfers me from his warm arms onto the hard, cold bed of the truck. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Mrs. started to say something, but Pa cut her to the quick and added, “Or we’re not going.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa said, “That boy’s trying to sing you a Stevie Wonder tune in a letter.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Ma,” Pa interrupted, probably to keep her from talking about Cecile. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Behind the store there was a clearing, larger than Pa’s clearing in the woods at home. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma called for Pa. Felt her arm around my head, her hands touching my chin and my chest. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa said, “If you pitch in around the house, you’ll get a weekly allowance.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Before Ma and Pa could clear the cattle out, Seth Clemson thundered in with a small posse of cattle hands to round up the rest, dropping John at my side before charging into the field. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Her voice iced over as she said, “It’s Ma’s receipt, Pa.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I think Pa didn’t want me to be afraid of my uncle or his letters. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z She looked at Pa sitting on the bench by the hearth, the fire-light gleaming on his brown hair and beard and glistening on the honey-brown fiddle. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa had gone to Lake Pepin and caught them all with a net. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z And they kept at it but Pa was ready to go. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa and Mrs. tried to make a merry Christmas. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa pointed up and said, “Looky there! Look at that sky!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Then Pa looked at Ma and said, “Nobody’d starve to death when you were around, Caroline.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I go to a lot of movies and because of who Pa is, the theater owner lets us kids in for free. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Waren’t gonna be no way to get no food nor provisions for this trip with Ma and Pa waiting on me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Then Pa said he had to leave our house. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Then Pa told about the yellow jackets’ nest, and he said: “It served the little liar right.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pa and Mrs. are having a baby,” I said. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I need to believe Pa was killed quickly. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Most Sundays after we’ve finished all our homework, Pa rewards us by taking us swimming at the club. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s terrible, terrible, says Uncle Pa, but you’ll get over this in time. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Pa had a look on his face like someone told him he was ’bout to get shot at sunrise. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Roosevelt summoned his military aide, General Edwin M. “Pa” Watson. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Pa had made a deer-lick, in an open place in the woods, with trees near by in which he could sit to watch it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z In the bitter cold weather Pa could not be sure of finding any wild game to shoot for meat. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z After what seems like a long silence, Pa tells us that we will get through this somehow. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He is as tall as Pa, with an angular body and cropped gray hair that sits straight on his head like dense jungle bushes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She twisted her head to the side to look at Pa, unwrapped the toady-frog, and it dropped smack-down in her lap. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z There were pancakes and maple syrup for breakfast, and then Pa brought the horses and sled to the door. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Like entering a ghost town, images of Keav telling Pa she will survive, Kim’s swollen cheeks, my hand reaching into the rice container, earthworms writhing in a bowl float before my eyes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “The soldiers said Pa would come back in the morning. I guess he’s late. He’s late, that’s all. I know he will return to us.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We all know that Pa will not return, but no one dares to say it out loud for it will shatter our illusion of hope. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z No more working all day and all night for Pa. No more long, tired faces. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I never understand how Pa knows things, he just always does, and he keeps us informed so we will not be careless with our information. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But Pa began to play “The Arkansas Traveler,” and everybody began to clap in time to the music. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hush now, Pa,” said my mother, wiping his chest as best she could around the binding, which wasn’t easy, with him lying on his left side to favor the broke ribs. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z At last Pa said the venison had smoked long enough. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa had been urging him to come home since he had no job anymore in the Borinage. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The last thing I wanted was for Mrs. and Pa to fight over us traveling by ourselves. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Pa looks down at the face, at the black sprawl of Dewey Dell’s hair, the out- flung arms, the clutched fan now motionless on the fading quilt. As I Lay Dying 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. had done Pa the way I did Vonetta and Fern. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z We mumbled our hellos, then Pa turned him around to march him out of the room. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t iron sheets at home. Not even Pa’s shirts.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I consulted my notebooks and tried to remember everything Pa had ever told me about screechers. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Sorrow because he knows that if Ma and Pa find out what’s really going on between him and Sien, there will be even more of a break. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z If Pa wanted to save money, I wouldn’t be traveling down south as a thirteen-year-old adult. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z There was only Pa standing there with his blue eyes shining, looking at Laura. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She cries till Pa Keating tells her we have to go before the darkness falls, that we can’t be in graveyards in the dark. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It’s hard to talk but I tell her I had my first pint with Uncle Pa. No father to get me the first pint. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I stood there wishing he was riding Belle into town and I was standing shoulder up to Pa. I could harness Vernon before he had time to beat Dixie with that swishing tail of his. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa had made one by sprinkling salt over the ground. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa did not say anything, but Uncle Henry said, “Let him scream.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Naw. Pa wanted me to go to school, but Ma says I’m too stupid.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Pa does not look the soldier in the eyes as he hands the watches over. the soldier orders and then walks away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z According to Pa, deserve is another one of those rattling-snake words, words that always get followed by a nasty bite. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa worry that malnutrition will stunt my growth and I will never grow to be big like them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If Pa was happy, then I should have been happy too. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa’s blue eyes shone down at her, and he said, “Well, Laura, my hair is brown.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Pa put on his jacket and muttered about having to leave his own house. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Neither Pa nor my real mother, Cecile, were long on praise. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z She told Pa all about it, and she asked him, “You don’t like golden hair better than brown, do you?” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The band played, and even though there were more fifes, clarinets, and flutes than booms and brass, Fern held on to Pa tighter. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z But Pa said there was lots of honey left for the bees, and there was another large, hollow tree near by, into which they could move. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Time passes slowly without Pa in our lives. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma had been very fashionable, before she married Pa, and a dressmaker had made her clothes. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z From the way Pa tells it, the man must’ve had me twenty feet up in the air. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Plenty of eyes were on Pa’s new wife, and I was sure that Mrs. appreciated Big Ma telling her how to dress. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Then Pa got for himself a pair of galluses and some tobacco to smoke in his pipe. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z New Pa bent down and gave Miss Hendrix a smack on the lips to encourage Vonetta and Fern, who obliged him with a lot of high-pitched oohing. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He tells Ma and Pa that he hates the theology school in Amsterdam. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I shouted to Pa Mustapha, but he was gunning the motor and didn’t hear me. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa says many more things to my brothers, but I don’t care much about politics. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In our small grass hut at Ro Leap, Khouy sits next to Pa and talks incessantly. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you, comrade,” Pa says meekly, his head bobbing up and down to the soldier. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa said, “You near ’bout caused my heart to jump clean out my chest with all that running. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I never wanted to see Pa take a step to the side so he’d miss me as we passed in the yard. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa used to laugh at that, but they was pleased to talk about it. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Good thing Pa had taught me how to make a nice, solid knot when I was still young. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z No, Uncle Pa. You’re not supposed to be out in this weather. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z There is an entire Dickens novel in what Pa does not know about Vincent’s life. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa grabbed his violin and began to play. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Every evening before he began to tell stories, Pa made the bullets for his next day’s hunting. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z When Pa was eleven years old, he had done a good day’s work every day in the fields, driving a team. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But now their roles are reversed—at least that is how Ma and Pa see it. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z If little Alphie gets tired and cranky and cries Uncle Pa pulls his shirt back from his chest and tells him, Here, have a suck of diddy momma. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I showed Ma and Pa the paper Mrs. Holton had writ and they told me it was a great honour to do this, that I had to do the best job I could. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Pa tells us every day that our number one priority is to go to school and learn to speak many languages. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But Laura and Mary were never afraid when Pa went alone into the Big Woods. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z While Ma and Pa are trying to have faith in Vincent's new path, Uncle Cent can’t forgive him for his failure. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Looking over my head, instead of at me, Pa said, “Nathaniel, this is John Worth.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “Then we better get it in before it catches fire,” Pa said, backing Vernon to the wagon. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I know little about him or why he killed Pa. I do not know why he hates me so much. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z While we waited for Cecile to finish speaking with Pa, a white man came by and said how cute my sisters and I were in our matching outfits. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Before night,” Pa said, “we’ll see the last of the sugar snow.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z All the way to the airport, Pa had tried to act like he was dropping off three sacks of wash at the Laundromat. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Pa comes in and tells me sit next to him against the wall. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z They had us, and Pa painted the walls every time Cecile wrote on them. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z At least I could look Pa in the eye and say, “Yes, Pa. I did what you said. I looked out for my sisters.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they let the fire go out, and Pa took all the strips and pieces of meat out of the hollow tree. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa walked back over to the family and said the same thing we say to all the new-free folks when they first get to Buxton. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Your pa will bring us lots of food when he returns,” Ma tells Geak when she asks for Pa. The soldiers come to our village more and more often now. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa gave me the horse’s reins then went to Mr. Highgate’s door and knocked loud. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He calls on Mam and she says, Ah, no, Pa, sure I don’t have the wind. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Uncle Henry and Pa were jolly, and there would be spare-ribs for dinner, and Pa had promised Laura and Mary the bladder and the pig’s tail. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Though Pa feels that Vincent's behavior is not “normal” religious passion, he probably doesn’t realize that Vincent’s extreme religious zeal is likely a sign of mental illness. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Oh, Pa, I been so mean to him....I fussed so about the faucet….” She sounded like somebody lost. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “I did my homework, Pa,” I said, careful how I spoke up. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z We could hear Pa and Big Ma arguing. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa said it is a power and though I did not fear it then, I fear it now. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Blinking his eyes, he takes Ma into his arms with Pa standing quietly beside them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When we had arrived at Big Ma’s, I'd expected that Pa would have told Big Ma all about it. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The man didn’t return Pa’s wave or nothing. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Seth Clemson helped Pa clear his land and gave us beef when we needed it. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa gave the three of us one more squeeze and loaded our suitcases in the trunk. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I looked at Pa and saw that the hole he’d been digging was gone. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa want Vincent to go out into the world, get a job. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She was sitting up late, waiting for Pa, and Laura and Mary meant to stay awake, too, till he came. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nobody knows for sure,” said Pa. “Maybe they’re like coyotes and wolves. Just singing to the stars.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Ma walked the floor with her all hours, so Pa worked double shifts to keep their wages regular. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa looks down at the face, at the black sprawl of Dewey Dell’s hair, the out-flung arms, the clutched fan now motionless on the fading quilt. As I Lay Dying 1930-10-06T00:00:00Z “God worked and rested,” Big Ma told Pa. “The least you could do is praise Him on His day.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Things were back to normal—if Pa whistling was normal. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Then Pa walked in whistling, the blanket folded up in his arms. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z And what if Pa decided I couldn’t go to the Jackson Five concert because I was shouting “Your pie-baking mama!” in social studies, like a dice-throwing hoodlum? P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z At night, I like to sit out on our balcony with Pa and watch the world below us pass by. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I hope Ma and Pa don’t know what we kids think about all the time. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I flashed to Pa saying, “Where’d you go after you cleaned the stalls, Nathaniel? Looks like a rat’s heaven in there.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa unhitched the horses and tied one to each side of the wagon box. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Tears stream out of my eyes as I whisper thanks to the gods that the soldier has blindfolded Pa. He is spared from having to see the executions of many others. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa said, “Don’t you worry, son. Things has ways of working theyselves out.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z In the clearing he had made last year, Pa was plowing around the stumps and putting in his crops. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Although Pa’s voice teased, I knew Mrs. meant what she said. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I lean closer to Pa and reach up for his hand. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa is the only one who still has self-control, and our constant fights do not drive him over the edge. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa is always so much in control of himself that I have never seen him lose his temper. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa has been granted permission from the chief for me to stay home because I am sick. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s living with Uncle Pa again because he said she wasn’t a fat cow after all. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Pa was our strength and we all needed him to survive, especially Ma. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was noon before Pa came driving home. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa looks at me and Ma like we’re supposed to know what he’s talking about. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Pa extends his hand to catch them with his net. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z All morning and afternoon, we wait for Pa to walk back to us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s funny, Pa. Seems to me like time’s the only thing we got a lot of.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma, with Baby Carrie in her arms, sat up on the wagon seat with Pa, and Laura and Mary sat on a board fastened across the wagon box behind the seat. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z When Pa announced our bus trip I knew I’d have hours and hours on the road with the perfect companion if my sisters let me read in peace. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I sit with my siblings, facing the road, looking for Pa. I think up reasons why Pa is late returning to us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Keav was already dead by the time we got there,” Pa speaks wearily. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa spent more time with Miss Marva Hendrix than he spent at home. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “The children will change what they call their parents. Father is now ‘Poh’ and not Daddy, Pa, or any other term. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But then Pa married Miss Marva Hendrix and Uncle Darnell left us and Big Ma got on a Greyhound and returned to her house in Alabama. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I kept telling her, “I’m fine. Go help Pa.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa packed his fiddle carefully in its box and put it in the big sled that was already waiting at the gate. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa and Cooter and the new people started out toward the road. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Grandma said that was a fine song and Pa Keating said Caruso better look over his shoulder. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Kim and I follow her, leaving Ma sitting on the steps by herself, waiting for Pa to return. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa enjoy taking us to a noodle shop in the morning before Pa goes off to work. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Lying around like a freeloader, watching Pa march out into the fields alone. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z And Mrs. said to Pa, “Why didn’t you call?” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z And the more I thought about it as Pa drove us back home from church and I sat in my room piled under all my schoolwork, the more I never wanted to do anything. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa says when someone sweet-talks you like this, you got to be real careful with the next words that come out of their mouth. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Pa had put together a dollhouse from a kit for Vonetta and Fern to share. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z When we got the suitcases in the house, Pa put his arms around Big Ma and spoke low in her ear. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa’s always telling me that people that use to be slaves are toting things ’round with ’em that caint be seen with your regular eyes. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Pa,” I whisper, “I have to let you go now. I cannot be here and live.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned to Pa and said, “Congratulations, son.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I cannot stop thinking of Pa and whether or not he died with dignity. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was ’bout twenty paces from us the man turned Emma’s hand a-loose, pulled off his hat, and called to Pa, “Pardon me, sir. The child right? This here really Buxton?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Malachy says, Why are you all black? and Uncle Pa Keating laughs and coughs so hard he has to ease himself with a cigarette. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Pa shut the door, and a little smoke squeezed through the crack around it and a little smoke came out through the roof, but most of it was shut in with the meat. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z They tease her about how Pa found her abandoned near our trashcan and adopted her out of pity. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “R.C., would you just shush up? Pa’s still sleeping.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Please, Pa,” the voice in his mind screams, “please help me. Don’t let them kill me.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa encourages him to come back home when he gets out of the hospital. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Biting her lips, she thinks of Pa and wonders if he was this afraid when they took him away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I think Pa just liked the way the Wildcat growled and rumbled like a crouching animal about to strike. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Or that Pa didn’t get her approval first? Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “It is good for the family to be separated,” Pa says quietly and goes off to work. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When Pa came back, he told what had happened. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa skinned it for them carefully, and into the large end he thrust a sharpened stick. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa said, “You know Mr. Lucas’s truck when you see it.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, Pa,” Kim repeats, his words softly floating in the air. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They tell tales of Pa forming his own army, trying to recruit more soldiers to fight the Khmer Rouge. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Not answering me, she squints her eyes and continues to look at the path that took Pa away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Cent notices something is wrong with Vincent, and so do Ma and Pa, even from afar. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Handing the leftover food to Pa, Kim talks loudly about his day as Ma touches his bruises, whispering softly, “Thank you, my little monkey.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa’s hair was brown, and his whiskers were brown, and she thought brown was a lovely color. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z After the bullets were made, Pa would take his gun down from the wall and clean it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” said Pa, “I would. You see, I had to.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dark, Kim walks to Pa and kneels before him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But when Pa picked her up and tossed her into the wagon, a dreadful thing happened. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Are the extinguished candles a symbol of death, or of Pa’s inability to be bold in life? Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The wait for Pa made my muscles ache. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “Pa, how are you? Did they hurt you?” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After supper Pa took Laura on his knee, while Mary sat close in her little chair. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t even like action movies, which Pa and I are openly fine with since she will ask you ten thousand questions during a movie, even if everyone is seeing it for the first time. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The fire had gone to coals on the hearth, and Pa did not build it up. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But the best time of all was at night, when Pa came home. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Then running her hand over the carved angel, she said, “I shore wisht I could get one a-them angels for Pa.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Pa bit on the cookie and said, “Almost as good as your’n, Sarah!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z It was okay to rush up on ’em now that Pa and Emma had settled ’em down some. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Soon darkness covers the land and still Pa has not returned. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Must have made Pa feel so bad he couldn’t even look at me. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “Of course, right now I could say to Pa ‘I leave it up to you’—and then what could he do? Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa said, “I know some folks in Chatham what can handle this.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Pa didn’t mean for us to go to Madison Square Garden in the first place. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa showed the soldier at the guardhouse his driver’s license and asked for the “discharge site.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z If Pa’s dead, maybe she’ll stay in the house a while. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Pa shakes his head while cleaning the pots and pans before we eat so the dishes won’t seem as mountainous when our stomachs are filled, a trick Abuelo taught him. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He tells Pa that he finds the whole system of religion loathsome. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Not surprised because Pa wanted to be with Miss Marva Hendrix forever. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z In Phnom Penh, many times I knew who was on the other line even before Pa picked up the phone. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bite it,” said Pa, and his blue eyes twinkled. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Malachy and I laugh but Eugene only reaches up to touch the blackness of Pa Keating’s skin, and then when Pa pretends to bite his little hand, Eugene laughs and everyone in the room laughs. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z When he is out of earshot, Pa whispers that from now on we are to give the soldiers anything they want or they will shoot us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I could properly sulk about it, the doorbell rang and Pa was smiling and springing up out of his chair. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I think Pa liked his Wildcat just fine. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z When Miss Hendrix bent down and slid her bottom onto the passenger seat, swinging her legs in last, I knew my days of riding up front next to Pa in the Wildcat were numbered. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z No one saw nothing so Pa said, “I think y’all scared him when you jumped up like that.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I stand there, with Ma and Pa on either side of me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa returns late at night looking dirty and tired. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pa! Pa, come back! Something’s happened, Pa. The horse is gone. Can you hear me? Someone’s stole the horse.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z This time Pa had turned me into a ghost, sitting there staring at the spot on the floor where John Worth had stood. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa called out, and all the skirts began to swirl and all the boots began to stamp. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Eight months after Pa’s birthday drawing, it is a rainy, grey autumn day, October 1, 1864. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa said, “You gunn have to help her take some the bite out them words, Elijah. Her pain too fresh to be locking it up so hot in writing.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Pa believes the war will last for a long time and this makes the very act of living sad for him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He gets a job in the gas works in Coventry shoveling coal into the furnaces like Uncle Pa Keating, shoveling coal and waiting for the day he can go to America after me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z So they put their fingers in their mouths to cool them, and watched Pa make more bullets. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I planned on calling Pa before getting the food, but the booth was already occupied by a light-skinned guy with a big, floppy Afro. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I know then she isn’t Ma, because she would never be with anyone else other than Pa. I don’t dare ask my siblings whether they see the resemblance too. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa wonders to Theo, “Can it be that he was expecting a visitor, someone that he would rather I did not meet?” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z But Pa laughed and said she must pick it out, or he would get her the turkey red piece with the big yellow pattern. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Sitting up in bed, I listened to Pa fret as I tried to fix that fool clock. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z "Certain I'm certain. Didn't Pa always say I had a head like a compass, rest him in peace!" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Pa Keating brings stout, whiskey and a little sherry for Aunt Aggie’s delicate stomach and she brings a cake loaded with currants and raisins she baked herself. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Pa was still humming and Ma and Mrs. Holton were starting in on something the growned folks don’t like talking ’bout much in front of us, ’bout the times they were slaves. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Weeks pass after we hear the rumors about Pa and still he has not returned. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She tells Uncle Pa go back to bed, that he has to go to work in the morning not like some from the North that she won’t mention. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Now head of the household, Kim takes seriously Pa’s words for him to look after us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa quickly gathers our family and stands us in line with other peasant families. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the next few months, Ma and Pa and Vincent argue heatedly and repeatedly. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In it is a small jade Buddha pendant in a gold frame that was Pa’s. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The gun was always loaded, and always above the door so that Pa could get it quickly and easily, any time he needed a gun. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He is glad to introduce his friend to his family—minus Pa, of course. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z That Cecile left because Pa wouldn’t let her pick out Fern’s name. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pa’s home,” he said and grabbed his sister, who had started to run toward the cabin. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But Ma and Pa encourage him to spend time with Uncle Cent, who will help him make good connections with other well-placed people in the city. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z While Pa and Ma talk to my uncle, I quickly claim a seat in the wagon with Chou and Geak. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Pa growled so terribly, his hair was so wild and his eyes so fierce that it all seemed real. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, anyway,” Jesse went on, “the water tasted —sort of strange. But we camped there overnight. And Pa carved a T on the tree trunk, to mark where we’d been. And then we went on.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Got us—sorry, I got me six bottles of Pa’s beer to help get through the day. Good thing you don’t drink, Hiram boy, ’cause these six will be barely enough for me.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Pa is able to get extra rice in exchange for the gifts he gives to the chief. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He and Pa get into another big fight, ostensibly about Vincent not going to church, and about religion, morality. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z But Pa suspects that it has something to do with someone named Pol Pot. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa’s story was a familiar one to any miner’s family: the coal dust ate up his lungs. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Ma frowns at Pa and says, “Don’t you encourage her. Have you forgotten the chicken fight episode? She said that was an accident also and now look at her face.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She and Pa talked back and forth about that. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa even vow not to bother him about his “eccentricities of dress etc.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa think he should socialize more, make more profitable connections. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa tries to control his anger but his face contorts. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pa,” I say quietly, so the others cannot hear us, “the people at the place we just left, why were they there?” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Rumors spread that the soldiers made Pa a prisoner on a faraway mountain and tortured him every day. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After I washed up I went out on the stoop to tell Ma and Pa I was gonna take Mr. Leroy his fish. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Pa and Uncle Henry pitched bundles down as fast as they could. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Great drifts were banked against the walls and windows, and in the morning when Pa opened the door, there was a wall of snow as high as Laura’s head. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa walks over with some coquito for everyone to try, which is basically just coconut eggnog. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “Maybe after Pa and Jenny has seen it, you could take it on to Shad.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Cooter looked at his shoes and Pa looked at me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The last thing Pa and Big Ma wanted to hear was how we made a grand Negro spectacle of ourselves thirty thousand feet up in the air around all these white people. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z When Pa came back he had both a bear and a pig in the wagon. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. I’m going to find Pa. He will know.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of helping Pa and Uncle Henry, Charley was making all the trouble he could. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa’s breath hung in the air like smoke, when he came along the path from the barn. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa handed me the rifle and torch and walked up on the horse slow. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Pa was very tired that night, but he was happy. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Michael says, My mother is in the hospital, Uncle Pa. Is that so? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z One by one, Pa scoops up some rice and gives us a piece of bone. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, it is,” said Pa. “Just imagine Black Susan bigger than Jack, and fiercer than Jack when he growls. Then she would be just like a panther.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The clapping almost drowned the music of Pa’s fiddle. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa would not kill either of his calves, because they were heifers and would grow into cows. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa told her to sit in her chair and be quiet, but when Laura sat down she began to cry and kick the chair with her heels. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to run to him and put my arms around him, hold him the way I held Pa and Keav in my mind. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa would then lift me from my chair and plop me on his lap so that his body became my chair, his arms my armrest. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After what seems like forever, I become bored with the scenery and climb onto Pa’s lap. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa is always quiet and even seems enthusiastic about the work—a trait which proves to the chief that Pa is an uncorrupted man. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa said, “He better find work,” and Big Ma said, “He’s sick.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z When I was small, much younger than I am now, Pa told me that in a certain Chinese dialect my name, Loung, translates into “dragon.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When my eyes focus, I see that a large crowd has gathered a few feet from us and Pa disappears into it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, as I sit in the woods in a corner of the world, hiding from a war I know little about, I hear Pa’s voice. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The wagon is broken in the mud, the oxen would not move, the soldiers needed Pa to help them fix the wagon. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa parked the Wildcat and we walked toward the field of grass the young MP had pointed out. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa wanted to be there to help with the work of gathering and boiling the sap. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa puts his hand on my head and tousles my hair. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Pa says that’s the saddest song he ever heard and is there any chance we could have something lively. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z While he greased the traps, Pa told Laura and Mary little jokes and stories, and afterward he would play his fiddle. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Rushing out of our hut, Chou, Geak, and I meet Pa and Kim at the communal kitchen to receive our ration. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Tears wash across my body as I fly away, leaving Pa there by himself. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z How does a five-year-old tell us about her stomach hurting, her heart aching for Pa, and her fading memories of Keav. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. shot Pa a look and I knew all the honey and sweetness had flown out the window. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Pa woke me with the shout, “Where are my boys?” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa gripped the fence until the wood groaned. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Big Ma was now quietly sobbing, but Vonetta and Fern danced a hula because Pa had said “Honolulu” and I had to tell Heckle and Jeckle again to quit it. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa don’t like the sound of this. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Being a Buddhist, Pa believes in visions, energy fields, seeing people s aura, and things other people might view as superstitious. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the store to which Pa came to trade his furs. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa said, “Don’t the woe never end? How much is we ’spected to bear? Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z When they return, Pa tells Khouy that it is a good thing that we got out of the city as quickly as we did. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Laura stood at the window and watched Pa, big and swift and strong, walking away over the snow. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa ain’t like Ma, he holds up on his whittling to talk. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “It’s not much farther, kids. We’re almost there,” Pa tells us when we stop to have our lunch. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Twelve months since I said good-bye to Kim, seventeen months since the soldiers took Pa away, twenty-one months since Keav—I stop myself from counting more dates. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard Pa whisper, “Curse him to hell.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z At noon Pa and Uncle Henry came to the house in a great hurry, and swallowed their dinner as quickly as they could. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa even wondered if maybe Grandpa gave some money to the Baptist church to get it done right, but Mama said that idea was far-fetched—“stingy as Pa is.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “If you girls want to see these little boys sing and dance, you’ll have to earn half the money for your tickets and refreshments,” Pa said. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z This Sunday, Pa said, “We’ll see you back at the house, Ma,” and he told us to get a move on, and we were walking down Herkimer Street headed back to our house. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa was pulling colors out of his head. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Look,” said a brother named Furlough, “his eyes are open. Pa, his eyes are open. They shouldn’t be open. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z I think Pa knew his brother was being changed by the war when I showed him that letter back then. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Fern held Pa’s hand while Big Ma, Vonetta, and I lagged behind without talking. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z These are the weapons Pol Pot’s men used on their victims, victims like Pa. I blink rapidly several times trying to chase away the images. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And they were safe, because Pa had his gun. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa has never spoken so bluntly to me before, and slowly the reality of what he says sinks in. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “The killings have started,” Pa tells my older brothers as we walk back down the mountain to our rendezvous area. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At that moment, I wanted to tell him how sorry I was that he didn’t have a Ma and Pa, but then my own Pa called him from the barn. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa may have his thoughts in a knot, but Ma had pretty clear ideas in my way of thinking. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z And anyway maybe Ma and Pa in Charlotte's Web do love each other. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Truth was I hadn’t seen much of Pa except through my bedroom window. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z As Ma helped me up onto Belle, I could see John trying to pay attention while Pa showed him how to harness Vernon to the plow. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Ma picks her up and puts her down between Pa and herself. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I was glad Big Ma had stopped blaming Cecile and me for everything and was now worried about the hot, sticky air and when Pa would drive up “in that car of his.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa silently turns his head and takes Geak from Chou’s arms. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted Pa to win the fuss going on in the kitchen because he was my pa. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He got to spend the day with Pa watching rabbits and I had to sit in a room of kids who hated me, looking like the dunce that I am. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I sat back while Pa revved up the Wildcat. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa balanced John’s plate on his arm to open the door. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z My thought turns to Pa, and I remember how he told me I had extrasensory perception. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa says Geak will not become the Khmer Rough’s next victim because the chief likes him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa gives him Ma s ruby bracelets, her diamond rings, and much more in exchange for a few pounds of uncooked rice. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Just the thought of it had me pressed against the wall, praying Pa would stop talking. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Laura’s heart beat fast when Ma talked to Pa about making cheese. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I said, “She’s got him!” and Pa finally looked over and waved. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Here was something to tell Pa; Matt’s anger against McClellan had been growing by the week. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa rose in the dark for work and was asleep by nine. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z In the real world, I don’t know when I will ever see Pa again. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa writes to him, too, bringing up a tragic example in their family: one of Ma’s brothers had fallen for a woman of ill repute, and his life ended disastrously, presumably by his own hand. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z John nodded as Pa let go of his chin. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa had shot the deer the day before and Laura had been asleep when he brought them home at night and hung them high in the trees so the wolves could not get the meat. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa fears that this will make her a target for the soldiers who want to rid Cambodia of outside ethnic poison. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I could reach over and touch them if I didn’t think Pa would cringe. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z And please help me with Pa and Ma. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa made a sad sighing sound, one he hardly ever made, and it startled me. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “It was me, Pa!” my mind screams out. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Holding her hand, I attempt to lead Geak to sit on the sheets, but she pulls out of my hand and toddles over to Pa. He picks her up and holds her to his chest. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Waking up I try to hold on to these images of Pa even as we resume our lives without him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Because Pa is an old man, I’ve tolerated so much that is truly intolerable! Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa was about to grab his green army bag but Uncle Darnell reached and got it, as if Pa was too old and too weak. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z In Phnom Penh, while Pa took us girls to the swimming pool on Sundays, Kim could usually be found in the movie theater across the street from our apartment. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I got used to Pa’s new face and whistling. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa, we don’t mind a bit,” my mother said. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z At last, when it was getting dark, Pa said again, “Come here, Laura.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But sometimes on warm days Pa left the door of her stall open so she could come into the barnyard. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa looked at me and tipped his head toward my bedroom. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Carrie laughed and bounced, Ma was smiling, and Pa whistled while he drove the horses. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Vonetta and Fern were busy jumping and squealing from being tickled by Pa, who usually left the playing around to Uncle Darnell. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Think, Pa!” she ordered, tears streaming down her face. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z If he lives with Ma and Pa again, he reasons, it will save money. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “I been in trouble with the law before, and I can take it, but like I said, he knows Pa and what’s been goin’ on at home. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Pa might hunt alone all day in the bitter cold, in the Big Woods covered with snow, and come home at night with nothing for Ma and Mary and Laura to eat. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But as Pa came nearer Laura screamed, and with a wild leap and a scramble she went over the wood-box, dragging Mary with her. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I hope Pa comes to me again tonight. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa opened the screen door and stepped outside to put his shoes on. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I watch Pa’s figure get smaller and smaller, and still I wave to him, hoping he will turn around and wave back. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa still hadn’t said nothing, but it was like I could hear him frowning as the talk went more and more. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “The trucks out of petrol and there’s no petrol station around here,” Pa says. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can imagine that we are very anxious,” Pa tells Theo. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I heard Pa invite Mr. Leroy in so I went to give him my regards. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Pa said, “Answer what your ma axed, Elijah. What you doing here?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “I know they’ve got a good regulator. Come on, Pa. Half the county heats with the raw gas. Who’s going to complain?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “He does recognize me! Pa, he knows who I am. Yossarian, here’s Papa. Say hello to Papa.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As I stepped out of the bedroom, Pa loaded up his plate and John’s from the fireplace, then turned to go out to the barn. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I said, “Pa, Old Flapjack just got wind of some folks in the trees off to the east.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z At supper time Pa and Grandpa came from the woods. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh yeah? Well, I hope you don’t act like this when Pa and Mrs.’s baby comes.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Cooter,” Pa said, “today your lucky day, son. You’s ’bout to get two shows for the price of one. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z After the assassination, Big Ma told Pa not to waste his vote on the Democrats. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I told Pa that day, begging him to put Post-it notes on different objects around the apartment to teach me Spanish so I wouldn’t get bullied again. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “You knew Pa had a heart attack; he’s not been himself since. Ma’s tolerable, and Jenny’s fine. We do the work of the farm together, Jenny and me.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Climbing onto his lap I ask him, “Pa, who are those men and why is everybody cheering them?” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa unharnessed the chains off of Old Flapjack and tied him to the stump we’d been pulling on. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Pa Anozie said something and Emeka asked, “Papa is asking will you not take photo of him? All the white people that have come take photo.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A long time ago Pa told me that April is a very good luck month. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have to leave,” Pa tells us one night. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z All of the windows in Pa’s car were cranked down, and Big Ma scolded, “It’s your fault they’re out of hand,” shaking her pointer finger at her oldest son. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Last I saw her she was bent over Pa, tryin’ to clean him up. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Pa should tell the mosquitoes to watch what they eat for they are the wicked things that make us sick. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “If John ate with us, Pa wouldn’t be in such a rush in the morning.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z He’s making progress and is living as cheaply as he can—on Pa’s money. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z That day Grandma and Mam went out and found a furnished room on Windmill Street where Aunt Aggie had a flat with her husband, Pa Keating. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Pa sounded like his mother, Big Ma, worrying about white people. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z He gave a quick look at John, saying, “Sorry it had to be at your expense, John, but Nate…” Pa gave my back a good swat. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa’s voice didn’t leap toward mine, asking me how my sisters and I were making out and such. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Vincent writes to Pa with the news, and Pa says to apologize. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I run up to my apartment to find Pa sitting on our balcony observing the excitement below. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I was proud to hear Pa say, “We can’t do that. The boy didn’t earn a full month’s pay.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa Anozie nudged a pinch of snuff up his nostrils before he began telling the story. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Pa pe—don’t be afraid,” she said, and tears began to roll down the boy’s face. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z My breath quickens as I think about Pa’s last moment on earth. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa fed the horses, on the bottom of the wagon box, some oats he had brought for their dinner. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z As I drift to sleep, I think of Pa. I know his spirit can travel over land to be with me but worry if he can cross the ocean to America. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nor its Ma, nor its Pa. No more hunting, now, till all the little wild animals have grown up. We’ll just have to do without fresh meat till fall.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have to go out after eight to call Pa and get the food? Aren’t you coming with us?” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Pa put a clean, greased rag on the ramrod, and while the gun barrel was still hot he greased it well on the inside. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z As Pa continues to talk, I slide out of his arms and into Keav’s. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Speaking her sassy mind was what had gotten her Big Ma’s belt just before Pa had asked Big Ma to leave our home in Brooklyn. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z And Aunt Aggie blubbers,To see Pa there with a child on his lap an’ me with no hope of having my own. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Is that so? Well, I thought I’d let you have the vacation your Pa and stepmother wanted for you. There’s plenty of ironing if you’re bored. Teach you what wash day is all about.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “No future round here. And believe me, I didn’t mind gettin’ away from Pa. I got me a job in Jackson loadin’ trucks and might start drivin’ one in a year or two. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Pa filled this cap full of the gunpowder and poured the powder down the barrel of the gun. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Both had missed out on being Pa and Mrs.’s flower girls. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “I bet your daddy’s up there with Pa and them,” she whispered from behind the palm-frond fan she was fluttering like a house afire. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z What chance was there that a ship crossing the whole great big Pacific would cut into such a tiny circle? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Ma chose two patterns of calico to make shirts for Pa, and a piece of brown denim to make him a jumper. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa is getting married to a nice lady with groovy makeup and clothes. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa said, “Cooter, head on back and find where Emma Collins is at. Tell her she needed. Don’t be looking back, and once you’re out of sight, run hard.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The rain floods the village and the water rises to Pa’s waist, drowning many animals. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We all gathered in Vonetta and Fern’s room as we had been doing since Pa insisted we save our money to earn our way to the concert. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Though promoted to a major by the Lon Nol government, Pa said he did not want to join but had to, or he would risk being persecuted, branded a traitor, and perhaps even killed. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I shoulda told her you was back in Greenwood, but I got in kinda late and Pa was on a bender. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Even as Vincent is leaving in a fury and a huff, Pa offers him money. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z On the way home that night, Laura and Mary heard Pa tell Ma what happened in the field. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z "Take a last look at me, Pa, rest your bones," he muttered to himself. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Vincent immediately regrets confiding in him and worries that his boss will tell Uncle Cent and that Ma and Pa will find out. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa, who had been sweet, became firm and said, “Ma. Not on their first day home.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He had bothered Pa and Uncle Henry when they were hard at work. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew Pa spoke of the man who’d cut through that fence. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa and Ma turn to Uncle Leang and thank him for letting us stay with him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pa, someone was in the container last night!” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time me and Cooter were done, there were already some people standing outside the schoolhouse waiting to welcome the people that Pa was walking in. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I know Pa would have wanted it that way. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z While Ma and Pa help the war effort in the fields, Kim returns home each night from his work as the chief’s errand boy bruised and injured from his own war. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They have their tea but Uncle Pa Keating, who is my uncle because he’s married to my aunt Aggie, picks up Eugene and takes him on his lap. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z When Pa leaves for work, Ma, holding Geak, comes to me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa had told me that bubble nests only stuck to blue willow leaves. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z When we were close enough to see the sweat flying and hear all the music, Pa called out, “Leroy!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Pa and Uncle Henry carried the cradles by their long, curved handles, and swung the blades into the standing oats. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “They are the days of a long time ago, Laura,” Pa said. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa and Mr. Highgate stirred everyone and they lit torches and searched high and low but didn’t come up with nothing or no one. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z From across the table, Mrs. shook her head in tiny yesses, urging Pa to say he would. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I started spreading my fingers to count it off again but afore I could even get to forty, Pa and the new-free folks turned up the road heading toward the schoolhouse. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Stretching his back with his fists pressed into his muscles, Pa said, “Well, guess this means we better get the hay in today.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “Now, now, sweetie,” Pa said to Miss Hendrix, the same way he told Fern, “Now, now baby girl. Ain’t no bogeyman in the radiator pipe.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Her eyes sparkled just like Pa’s when he laughed. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The storekeeper said to Pa and Ma, “That’s a pretty little girl you’ve got there,” and he admired Mary’s golden curls. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Pa gets me a bottle of lemonade and Dad gives me a piece of bread and I don’t feel hungry anymore. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The man said to Pa, “Sir, I swored wasn’t no one gunn take us back ’less it be over my dead body. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Big Ma asked Pa at Thanksgiving dinner, “Did you go looking, son?” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Just until we had enough to buy back our land, Pa said. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa chewed like his food might blow away if he didn’t eat it fast enough. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa’s hand is much too big for mine, so I am only able to wrap my fingers around his index finger. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa pleads with the chief to relocate us to another village before people have the chance to turn against us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa looks at me, his eyes brown and warm. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa and Ma had just finished building our home. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Two nights later I tiptoed out of my bedroom and peeked ’round the corner of the parlour to see if Ma and Pa were up. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa and Vincent’s younger sisters and brothers are moving. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa lit the torch and we started searching for signs of the horse. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She did not mind very much when Pa laughed at her for being such a greedy little girl that she took more than she could carry away. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa swung open the door and stepped out of the car. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa tells me that when I was born he saw a bright red aura surrounding me, which means I will be a passionate person. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t die, Pa. There’s nothing we can do but go on living. But, one day, they will all suffer as we are suffering now.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So here I am, my hair dancing about like whiskers behind me, and my hands flapping like wings, flying above the world until Pa summons me away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If you say something to Pa he doesn’t like, he’ll answer, “You’ll be the death of me,” while calmly reading the newspaper and smoking his pipe. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It was near time for Pa and Mrs. to walk in, so we chose the last song. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z However, I do work hard because Pa makes us go to school all the time. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When I got there my heart quit beating ’cause when I pulled the door to go in, Ma and Pa were pushing it to go out. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z At supper that evening, Pa brought in the milking stool for John to sit on. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z He immediately writes to Theo and tells him the money he sends will go to Ma and Pa, not for his painting supplies. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He demurs about the name, though: wouldn’t Ma be happier if they named him after Pa? Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z By village standards, his family was well-to-do and Pa was given everything he needed. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We had the Clemson cattle to contend with, but Pa never thought of suing for damages like most folks. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z His arms tight around me, Pa holds me and kisses my hair. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa walked by me without blinking an eye. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z There are good times with Uncle Pa when Aunt Aggie goes to the Mechanics’ Institute to play cards, forty-five. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Their hands dangle lifelessly by their sides as they watch Pa lead us away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She was tall and broad shouldered, where Pa was just tall. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z But Laura and Mary hadn’t seen Pa’s finger make the string pop. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa spoke up in his warm, smooth way. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I stop going to Pa to ask him questions or to just sit near him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa and the other Elders called a meeting in the church for that night. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z As Pa speaks, I know that he thinks someone in our family has stolen the rice. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa then orders us what to take and what to leave behind. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa and Uncle Henry took him by the arms and ran him away from the yellow jackets’ nest. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She thinks he gives in “to all his desires,” sparing “nothing and no one. How Pa must have suffered.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z When I can no longer see Pa, I turn around and go inside our house, where Ma sits in the corner of the room crying. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I ask Pa. “Some of the new arrivals in Krang Truop are from Phnom Penh. Even though they are friends, it is dangerous to live there because they know who I am.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa didn’t quit working nor look ’round nor act like I’d talked to him, he just said, “Is they white?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Pa prays silently for the gods to take care of us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Pa unstuck himself from Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell to say, “Marva. You’ll put a hat on your head. Ma, get her one of yours.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa grabs one double-chocolate-chip cookie and Arthur watches him take a bite with this wide-eyed look, like my dad just took Arthur’s car for a joyride and crashed it. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z They knew that Pa would trade his furs to the storekeeper for beautiful things from town, and all day they were expecting the presents he would bring them. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z On some nights when we really need it, Pa allows Ma to cook a tiny portion of the rice and mask the smell by burning damp, decayed leaves in the fire. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa got out of the car and came around and opened Mrs.’s door, giving her his hand. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I would have wailed along with them, but I knew Pa’s mind was set. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Why don’t we want them to know who we are, Pa? Why can’t we go home to our own house? The soldiers promised that we could go home after three days.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Fern tried to kick Vonetta but ended up kicking me, and then Pa said, hard, firm, but not loud, “All right, girls,” and put an end to it all. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He said even if I did kill Pa, he’d consider it self-defense or justifiable homicide or something like that.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Theo taking Ma and Pa’s side is not only hurtful, it is terrifying. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I had once overheard Big Ma telling Pa he need not worry about her remarrying. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Pa, they’re our friends. They wouldn’t tell on us and get us in trouble!” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For him to be exempt Pa has to pay 625 guilders for a replacement—another man will join the army in his place. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Then Pa said in his plain, warm voice, “Darnell’s coming home.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z For this scene, Wilbur didn’t have anything to do or say but to be saved from Pa’s ax, and Isaiah was too big for Jocelyn to hold him in her arms. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Since Vonetta couldn’t see she was a bouncing ball being played between the two sisters, I knew I had to do what Pa and Cecile wanted me to do. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z With the money Pa gave me in my pocket, I approach a food cart selling roasted crickets. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Laura and Mary each had a pan, and Pa and Ma showed them how to pour the dark syrup in little streams onto the snow. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa saying, “There’s so much blood,” like he spoke from his sleep. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z But it’s also really awesome seeing our dads hug and Pa telling Mr. Seuss that they have to come back over soon since they never got around to drinking the wine they brought over. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Tersteeg does betray his confidence, and when the news of his indiscretion gets back to his family, Ma and Pa are horrified. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa yelled from a few steps behind him. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z She was very dependent on Pa. He had always been there to make things easier for her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After supper Pa took Laura and Mary on his knees and said he had a new story to tell them. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of his boots told me Pa planned to go into town. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Cecile was forever writing on walls when she lived with us, and Pa was forever painting over them. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I prayed Pa would think better of it, take the milk stool back to the barn after supper and never bring it back. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z With Pa gone, I could see Ma staring into the fire with that lost look that came over her when she thought on Missy. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe—maybe it will be over soon. I know Pa don’t think so, but people in Newton was sayin’ that it would, and Jenny even read it in the paper.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d pay the children’s fare like my sisters, and Pa would have told one of the bus-riding mothers to keep an eye on his little girls. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z But Pa’s voice was steady and firm and his eyebrows pinched together. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “They know,” I overhear Pa whisper to Ma late one night. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s the mountains and the weather,” Pa tells us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “That was good news that I just read in Pa’s letter. My hearty congratulations.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa is so afraid something will happen to her that he has two military policemen follow her everywhere she goes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Horace’s dad walked off as stoop shouldered and sad as Pa looked when he left for the barn after I’d been hurt. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Ma writes to Theo that she and Pa received “a very grim letter from him.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I always listen to Pa, but this time my curiosity takes over when I see that many more people have gathered in the street. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I picked it up and ran to catch up with Pa and n’em. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z We could all hear the fussing and we hollered and screamed until Pa said, “All right, girls,” in his firm voice. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Pa wants to pay for me a dress? That’ll be the day. And why next summer? Why not now? Well, I’ll believe it when I see it.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It had been all we could do not to let on when Pa sat us down the next morning. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa gave both a pat on the head and said, “Out.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Her needle made little clicking sounds against her thimble and then the thread went softly, swish! through the pretty calico that Pa had traded furs for. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d crossed the wooden walkway over the creek with Pa when we last came down for the Trotter funerals. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Pa Sesay, one of my friends’ grandfather, had told us many stories that night, but before he began telling the last story, he repeatedly said, “This is a very important story.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z When I had come over with Pa to deliver our condolences personally I had seen what I thought was the same picture as the one that sat on the china cabinet in Ma Charles’s house. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Instead of buying Pa a coffeemaker that would have to be replaced within a year, Ma made him an I love you, Diego mug that he cherishes. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Khouy, who is only sixteen, does not want to, but Pa says he must to stay out of the Khmer Rouge army. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I do not want to move anymore, Pa.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A small hallway leading to the kitchen splits Ma and Pa’s bedroom from the room my three sisters and I share. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I heard Pa say that having Darnell around the girls—us—wasn’t good. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa let us get it all out of our systems and then he said, “You had your fun. I need you to listen. Really listen.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z My eyes could not leave those huge round faces, with their almond-shaped eyes, flat noses, and full lips—all of Pa’s features! First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So he secretly sends Pa fifty guilders to help. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa said, “I never knew a woman could get so sick,” and Mrs. yelled at him, “Stop comparing me to Cecile!” and she took some things and left for a few days. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I complain to Pa about my blistering feet and aching joints. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We started back to our house in time to see Pa shuffling down the steps—and Papa’s no shuffler. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I look at the man at the door, I think of Uncle Pa Keating and what he said, I think of the sign in Easons’ office, smart boy wanted. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The soldier is already looking past Pa and merely waves his hand for us to hurry on. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma gave her five little cakes, one for each year that Laura had lived with her and Pa. And Mary gave her a new dress for Charlotte. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Made me feel heart good to be in Pa’s arms, seeing his joy, feeling his heart beating against my arm. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Before, Pa stayed home and Uncle Darnell went to church with us in his black suit and kept a pair of white gloves folded in his pocket. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “When Kim was born I was out walking,” Pa said a few nights ago. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa would run his fingers through his thick, brown hair, standing it all up on end. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I know I could go a lifetime without setting eyes on that little lamb Pa carved out of wood. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa ties a fish net to a long stick to catch them as they pass by in the rushing water beside our hut. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I do not know why Pol Pot did what he did when he made us leave Phnom Penh, gave us very little food, or took Pa away from me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa had whittled the hooks out of a green stick with his knife, and had driven their straight ends deep into holes in the log. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The bus was like Pa said it would be. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Realizing we have to find a way to get more food, Pa somehow arranges for Kim to work at the chiefs house as his errand boy. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Laura was so happy, when she ran through the sand to Pa, with all those beautiful pebbles in her pocket. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa gives him a stern lecture about taking care of himself. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Gripping Pa’s finger even tighter, my heart races as the soldier checks the pot. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa was raised in the country and was accustomed to hardship. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, just like they always do, Ma and Pa came and sat in their rockers on the stoop, getting ready to do some relaxing. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z With our small bag of rice dwindling, Kim is as good as Pa was at rationing our food. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa had to sell everything we had to buy the wood and pay to ship it and us all the way to Nebraska on the train. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z When the fiddle had stopped singing Laura called out softly, “What are days of auld lang syne, Pa?” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z And they all sat on the floor together and looked at the pictures in the Bible, and the pictures of all kinds of animals and birds in Pa’s big green book. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa hears them and comes out of the hut, his body rigid as our family gathers around him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And Pa just doesn’t like being that far away from Ma. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa try to make Vincent’s life with them as good as they can. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I’m holding Mrs. Seuss’s and Pa’s hands and resting my foot on Arthur’s as Ma prays. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “Their leftovers are a feast! White rice and chicken! Look Pa, there’s even meat left on the chicken!” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z John started shoveling in his food as soon as the door closed behind Pa. His plate clean in a flash, he stood, saying, “Thank you for the meal, ma’am.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Bending down, Pa looks me in my eyes and says softly, “They lie, the soldiers he. We cannot go home tonight.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That was also one of the biggest fights ever on Herkimer Street when Pa came home from work that evening. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Yes,” Pa said, “he’s very glad. He’s going to sugar off again next Monday, and he says we must all come.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Could he put in a good word with Ma and Pa? Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Why wouldn’t Pa let me look after him?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z At five, I am oblivious to the events of war, yet I know Pa to be brilliant, and therefore he must be right. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After all, Pa always told the story about his birth and the dragon to everyone. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I was flustered and went to close the door, but they broke apart and Pa said, “No need for that.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z It took no time at all for me to turn against my mother when I had scolded Vonetta and Fern for wanting to be flower girls at Pa’s wedding to another woman. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z And, Sister, if That Woman has a baby, you know good’n’well she’ll get her hooks on a whole lot more of Pa’s money than she bargained with him for. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Shame burns my hand like a hot iron branding me for all to see: Pa’s favorite child stole from the family. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry, Pa, it will be all right. I will survive,” she says and walks away, waving. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa and Mr. Clemson would cover our property lines, so we headed south knowing the Widow Kerensky didn’t have much help around her place. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z But Laura lay awake a little while, listening to Pa’s fiddle softly playing and to the lonely sound of the wind in the Big Woods. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have to walk from here up to the mountains,” Pa tells us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And though Mama wasn’t the kind to ask for things, I’d heard her tell Queenie she was go’n see if her Pa would let her swap our mismatched parlor furniture for Granny’s nice parlor suit. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Pa said that as soon as he had the crops in, they would all go to town. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember clutching tightly to Pa’s fmger as we walked along wide crumbling corridors. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t know how sick your uncle is,” Pa said. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z We followed the signs pointing to the baggage claim area, where we expected to find Pa and Big Ma, and somewhere during all that running we began to laugh. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa and the Preacher came into the parlour. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Big Ma said Pa had been circling around the airport to give her enough time to fetch us. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z She fastened her collar with the gold pin, and she was putting on her hat when Pa drove up to the gate. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe that’s why Pa couldn’t love him like he used to. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “I really do love Pa and Ma, but it’s a very different feeling from what I feel for you or Mauve.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z And I resented it and Pa said I was right. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa and Cooter didn’t try to shame me or nothing. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Pa got enough calico to make Ma a new apron. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa and Ma went back and forth, carrying the two loaded tubs and the wash-boiler and all the buckets and pails into the house. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa and Grandpa poured the syrup into the brass kettle, and it was so large that it held all the syrup from the four big buckets. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have to go, but I will look after you always,” Pa says softly, putting me down on the ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But as a child, he did not question his parents’ values; he loved Ma and Pa, unconditionally, wholly, separately and together. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They were all happy because Pa had got such good prices for his furs that he could afford to get them such beautiful presents. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning Pa gathered us around for what was usually a Pa and Delphine talk. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa and Vincent take him on a walk the first evening, along little paths through the fields. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Unlike the rest of us, Chou takes after Pa and has unusually dark skin. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, at the part where Pa was supposed to pat me on the head for saying the right thing, Miss Marva Hendrix said, “Why can’t Vonetta be in charge of saving?” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “What do you do?” the soldier curtly asks Pa. “I work as a packer in the shipping port.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was plenty of money left over to call Pa and talk for as long as we wanted. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa shot the bear, and there was no way of knowing where the pig came from nor whose pig it was. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, we have to keep walking,” Pa says sadly. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa says we will go and live with our uncles in their village. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa was happy to do so, but he broke it down for me that being Puerto Rican didn’t come down to my skin or knowing Spanish, but my blood and family. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I glanced across the table at Pa and shared a smile. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Pa and Grandpa had brought the syrup from the big kettle in the woods. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z His head high and his chest puffed out like a small man, Kim walks over to Pa and stands quietly next to him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa just bought him a car, and it seems he uses it to drive his books around instead of girls. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Build up your strength for the next bit of dancing,” added Pa Schillinger. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Perhaps that’s why Pa’s eyes cloud over when he looks upon us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Keav, and now Pa, one by one, the Khmer Rouge is killing my family. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Big Ma’s firm nod told me to not forget my home training no matter what Pa’s lady friend said. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Like Pa, he is very soft-spoken, gentle, and giving. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart pounds quickly against my chest, but I say nothing and lean against Pa’s legs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z One to keep as a reminder of our San Francisco excursion, one to mail to Pa and Big Ma, and one to send to Uncle Darnell in Vietnam. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa didn’t tolerate no one saying that word ’round ’em. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Slowly, I open my eyes with Pa’s face still lingering in my vision. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z One night when Pa was greasing the traps he watched Black Susan come in, and he said: “There was once a man who had two cats, a big cat and a little cat.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z That night Mrs. was angry at Pa. Big Ma stayed angry at Pa and Cecile. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Pa said we had to be up before the sun to get the first Greyhound down to Atlanta. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa bring him home to Etten to finish his recovery there. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa jumped out of his chair quick-like and went to the door. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Then she grated it on the bottom of the old, leaky tin pan that Pa had punched full of nail-holes for her. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned her back to us and spoke to Pa for more than fifteen minutes. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa was leaning over the side of his rocker like he’s having a fit. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa were sitting on the stoop. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Then she added, “But it might do some good to tell her how stingy Pa is, and how hard he is to cook for. That might make her think twice.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Pa took a swallow-the-anger sigh, then said, “Then you can go back to cleaning up the cornstalks like we did yesterday.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z When he hit them with the ramrod, the ramrod bounced up in the gun barrel, and Pa caught it and thrust it down again. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I hate the gods for not bringing Pa back to us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My other siblings are half dozing, half awake while I find safety in Pa’s arms again. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sien comes to visit him with a package that had arrived at the flat from Ma and Pa: clothing, underwear, cigars, and even some money. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa was determined to save his precious car. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z She had more to say but Pa took her hand and Miss Trotter said, “Hush, young’n.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “She needs a coat for a girl,” Pa said. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “He will be back tomorrow morning,” one of the soldiers replies for Pa. “Don’t worry, he’ll be back before you know it.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Felt kind of prickly in the skin to have Pa talk to me. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z In the store a few minutes later, Aunt Loma said to me, real smug, “I reckon Pa wouldn’t let Love horn in on his big day.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Later that evening, Pa comes home and tells me I am not going to die, that it is only a bad cut. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa saw this in the starlight and he fired quickly. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterward Laura and Mary asked questions, and Pa told them that the big machine was called the separator, and the rod was called the tumbling rod, and the little machine was called the horsepower. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “I guess he was too surprised to do anything, Laura,” Pa said. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Just Big Ma telling Pa to say grace. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Together we wait for Pa, sitting on the stairs, staring at the path that took him away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And to myself I said, No telling about finding a brand-new Pa who whistled Temptations songs and smelled like a Christmas tree. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa picked up his tracks and we found him just down the road. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He and Pa have decided he’ll go to a training college for evangelists. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa said she spent too much money on the dresses and scolded her for bringing those teenage hoodlums inside his house. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z She looks out into the field at the path Pa once walked, crying and longing for him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa is relieved but, as always, worried about what the future will bring for Vincent. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Then Big Ma gave a look to Pa. The same “mark my words” look that she gave when he spared me from the whipping rod. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He misses Pa so much, but he cannot allow himself to think of this now. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After New Year’s, I will be six years old and am still only as tall as Pa’s hips. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then in my dream, Pa is sitting next to me, his fingers caress my cheeks and face. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z With his head down, he says in a trembling voice, “Pa, the chief told me not to go back to his house.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Could you please wait for a moment so that I can talk to my family?”The soldiers nod to Pa. Pa and Ma go inside the hut. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa tells us the flood is why all huts are built on stilts, high off the ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Folks that were the same as me and Ma and Pa, ’cepting they were near dead. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z My mind wanders to Pa, Ma, and Geak, and I become deaf to the conversations around me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart beats loudly, jumping at every sound as I crouch in between Pithy and Chou, praying to Pa to protect us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He and Pa embraced, but only for a few seconds. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He was to leave for France on April 14 to go college, but because the thirteenth was New Year’s, Pa let him stay for the celebration. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Wilt the Stilt had put one over on old Bill Russell when she turned to Pa and said, “Sweetie, we’re going to church too, aren’t we?” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z But I didn’t want to accuse Pa’s fiancee of making up words. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa yelled, “We don’t have time for that. She’ll get it later.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z That made Pa happy, but honestly, Pa was happy to have his Miss Marva Hendrix sitting next to him, flashing her perfect teeth. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z My eyes well up at the thought of Pa. “I miss you so much, Pa,” I whisper to him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “The weddin’ beads that Pa gave her,” Mama said, her voice choking a little. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I was not used to the heat, the sun, and the hard ground then because Pa provided us with a sheltered, middle-class life. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Vonetta didn’t say a word about it, but Fern went to Big Ma to ask why Pa and Mrs. needed to have a baby. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z They couldn’t get past Pa, and there was no other way out. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa had Johnny Mathis singing Christmas carols on our deluxe stereo. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “I’d already heard from Pa that she was ill, but I didn’t know that it was as bad as you said. Write to me about this soon, if you will.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa and I sat at the stop sign. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Hoyt, why does Pa want a horse? He’s got Big Jack. What does he need a horse for?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Because of his humble upbringing, Pa has many skills and can do anything the chief asks of him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks so much for bringing these over,” Pa says. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “Friends and neighbors,” Pa Schillinger called out, “get you something to eat and then let's talk about why we’re gathered together tonight.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “Pa and Miss Hendrix are too old to have a fairy-tale wedding with flower girls and harps playing.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa needed the money to pay ofF the bank for all our equipment and seed. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa tells us it is important, so I try to make him happy. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no running from him so I lifted my eyes and Pa said, “Come here, baby.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “You remember,” Pa said, “I told you girls you must never strike each other.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’ll be a bunch of kids going down south to spend the summer with folks. A few parents on the bus to keep an eye on things. They’ll be fine,” Pa said. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Hungrily, my siblings gather around Pa, our bowls in hand. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After Ma helps me put on my bathing suit, which is a very short pink dress with the legs sewn in, she and Pa go to the second floor and have their lunch. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z One morning she boiled molasses and sugar together until they made a thick syrup, and Pa brought in two pans of clean, white snow from outdoors. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Mam says, Ah, no, Pa, ah, no, and they take her inside and comfort her with a drop of sherry from Spain. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z And Pa likes you a powerful lot, sir, but if he thinks you kidnapped me he’s gonna come ripping out after us like his hair’s afire. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z With Keav keeping an eye on us, Pa and Ma wave from their table behind the glass window. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When the grain got ripe in the fields, Uncle Henry came to work with Pa, and Aunt Polly and all the cousins came to spend the day. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Up there somewhere in the mountains, Pa, Ma, Keav, and Geak are still trapped and unable to go home with us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa said, “No need for no apologies, Leroy. These is trying times for you.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He tried to meet Pa with eagle eyes, but he seemed young. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z As Ma and Pa drove the cattle onto the slope toward the river, I stood in the door yard, waving madly with my coat and John’s to shoo stragglers toward the road. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “We’d have been here sooner, but I had to stop every minute and a half to find a bathroom,” Pa said. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z We told Pa Sesay that if any of us was the hunter, we wouldn’t have gone hunting for monkeys. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Pa Keating told stories and the big people laughed even though they didn’t want to laugh or they weren’t supposed to laugh in the presence of a dead child. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Traffic on the Belt Parkway kept us in Queens longer than Pa had planned. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Pa, I am going to kill them all. I am going to make them suffer.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After the service, Pa went up to the pastor to introduce his wife, and Big Ma was all smiles. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Uncle Pa comes back and the ambulance is right behind him. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Pa hadn’t gone to the bank for money. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z As an added discomfort, they were all young, attractive, and well dressed, causing me to feel not unlike Pa Kettle trapped backstage after a fashion show. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Keav’s last wish was not granted; she did not get to see Pa before she died. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But Mrs. looked worried with all of that talk about Cecile and Pa being gone long. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Instead of dying Pa made a vast fortune. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z After dinner, Pa went back to the store to talk awhile with other men. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Me and Cooter tried to keep our faces serious whilst Pa was talking, but tears were rolling down both our cheeks. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He paints it seven months after Pa collapsed on the threshold. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa led me to a temple area where the trees were so tall that they seemed to reach the heavens. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa did not say anything, but he hugged her tighter. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The jingle of tack and the rumble of the wagon said Pa headed out for town so I wouldn’t see him until noon to know just who Ma meant. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa would think throwing money away was worst than taking it for doing someone a favour, so I didn’t have nothing to worry ’bout! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z When asked about jobs in their former lives, the new people lie and claim to be poor peasants, like Pa did, or small shopkeepers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As Pa stepped outside, I heard Ma say, “He won’t be sleeping in this house.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Staring at the faces I exclaimed, “Pa, they look like you! The gods look like you!” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma was back to working on that sweater and Pa was whittling away. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z So much for talking with Pa. I’d made him so mad he’d rather slop around in the mud and the rain than talk to me. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z When Pa goes with us, he always insists we pay for our tickets. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa’s voice fell quiet as he waved at her back. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z But when she reached Pa, he looked at her sorrowfully for a moment, and then took her on his knee and cuddled her against him. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Like two fellows on opposite shifts at a factory, Pa went out and Ma came in. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Ma clearly does not appreciate Vincent’s art, but his quest is no longer for her, or for the memory of Pa. It is for himself, for the world. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Anyway, I told him that Bryant and Milam did ask me to help ’em that night, but when I went home after talking to you, Pa was drunk again. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Pa called to Ma that the threshers had come; then he hurried out to the field with his team. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Pa has a steady job and he brings home his wages every Friday. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Pa and Ma watch both sons closely, giving advice and intervening when they have to. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa does not fear the Khmer Rouge soldiers will want Meng to join the army because he is physically weak, so Pa allows him to stay unmarried. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here, Laura and Mary,” Pa said, and he gave them each a little round package out of his pocket. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama yelled over the racket, “Hoyt, I just cain’t believe it! When did you buy it? Can we afford it? Where did you have it hid? Does Pa know about it?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Even if it was only a stump, you thought it was a bear. You’d have hit him on the head with a club, if he had been a bear, wouldn’t you, Pa?” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z And that night, for a special birthday treat, Pa played “Pop Goes the Weasel” for her. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z When I ran back up on our stoop, Ma’s and Pa’s faces were wet with tears. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Pa said it was the summertime flu but I knew better. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z As I watched her grow quiet, tired, and nauseous, I knew it was the other way around: Pa was changing Mrs. before Mrs. could upset the house. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z One morning Pa went away before daylight with the horses and wagon, and that night he came home with a wagonload of fish. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Big Ma, Pa, Vonetta, Fern, and I had all thought the worst, but now everything was all right. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z She uses a piece of her old black pajama shirt to try and clean her teeth, remembering how Pa wanted her to take care of herself. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Through the small window I saw Pa and little brother in the road, watching the train leave.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The woman broke away from the others and ran hard at Pa, unwrapping the baby off her back and holding it out front of her. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Vonetta and Fern weren’t up to walking that far so it was only Pa and me, and I wanted to show him I could keep up with him. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I guess Pa just wanted to take the long way. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa shouted, “Won’t find me fixing things! No, I break them. Kill them even.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “Why did she have to go? Why didn’t Pa beg the chief to let her stay?” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa said something like, “The house is too tight,” then Big Ma said, “You can’t” and “He’s your brother.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He sounded old, like Pa. Not young like someone out of high school for a year and three months. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z There have been rumors in the village that Pa was not killed in a Khmer Rouge mass execution. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I stare at the clouds and envision Pa’s facing looking down at me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mister...” she told the man, who was older than Uncle Darnell and younger than Pa. “Sir,” she started again. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z On a visit home Pa lectures him against sin and sends him back to The Hague with religious missives to read. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z One to keep as a reminder of our San Francisco excursion, one to mail to Pa and Big Ma, and one to send to Uncle Darnell in Vietnam. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I do not quite understand what Pa means. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa didn’t go chasing after her like they do in movies. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z On Wednesday, right after school, Pa told me to go straight to Chatham for the mail. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “He’s very sick, Pa. The doctor says he’s going to die.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Instead of driving the Buick Wildcat from Brooklyn to the Port Authority in Manhattan, Pa drove us down to Newark, New Jersey, to catch the Greyhound. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Pa’s is a black-and-white linen stitch that he always scratches while waiting for us to finish our dinner. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I decided I wanted to see them more than I didn’t like Pa’s lady friend. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z When Laura and Mary had said their prayers and were tucked snugly under the trundle bed’s covers, Pa was sitting in the firelight with the fiddle. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa looked both fit to be tied and ready to laugh. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Charlotte and Nettie, and the two little wooden men Pa had made, lived in the playhouse with them. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “George is wild, since he came back from the war,” Pa had said, shaking his head as if he were sorry, but it couldn’t be helped. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma gave Carrie to Pa and came quickly to look at the torn place. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z So Pa went again to Uncle Henry’s, and came back with a piece of the little calf’s stomach. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa's wife is nice, smart, and she believes women can run for president. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa said if he had been Uncle Henry, he would have tanned that boy’s hide for him, right then and there. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Sure enough, I saw Big Ma, although I didn’t see Pa. Our grandmother’s sea-green dress with matching hat and white feather stood out among black, brown, gray, and navy business suits. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa are concerned, too, and close enough to do something: they take turns going to The Hague to nurse him. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa says hunger and fear make people turn against one another, so once again we have to flee. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa said it seemed pretty good to them, and when I told the words to Mr. Leroy he didn’t do nothing but grunt, which was saying a whole lot for him. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Pa put his finger to his lips instead of outright telling Mrs. to hush like Ma Charles did. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z And I guess I was a little mad at Pa because he never fought for Cecile to stay. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa told me, “Elijah, put the knife in your tote sack, and be still.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z It was meant to be playful, but there was too much shock and hurt and silence in the room and she wasn’t blindly happy like Pa. “You see,” she scolded him. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Laura looked at him all the time she was eating her hasty pudding, because she had heard Pa say to Ma that he was wild. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa threw the body away before any of us girls saw it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m delivering a telegram to South’s pub on a Saturday and Uncle Pa Keating is sitting there, all black as usual. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z One night when he came in from doing the chores Pa said that after supper he would go to his deer-lick and watch for a deer. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z On Sundays we all went into church, me riding on the seat between Ma and Pa, John riding in back where he belonged. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z All the kids think they are Pa’s favorite, but he knows he is. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She showed the baby to Pa and he said, “We got some nurses what’ll tend your child, ma’am. How long she been ailing?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Pa cannot get off work to go see Keav, and we do not know how sick she is. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After the deer meat had been salted several days, Pa cut a hole near the end of each piece and put a string through it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa bought the truck to use for deliveries for the import/export business he had briefly gone into with friends. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pa and I had it worked out so I could call in one more time before we got to Atlanta.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Pa ran out the front door, screaming to scare them back. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z It was funny how Big Ma had always warned Pa that Mrs. would upset the household. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Pa skinned the deer carefully and salted and stretched the hides, for he would make soft leather of them. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z As an agent, Pa worked undercover and posed as a civilian to gather information for the government. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She was glad that the cosy house, and Pa and Ma and the fire-light and the music, were now. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just cause you didn’t get your way with the robbers is no reason to talk to me like that, Pa. And I don’t have to stay and listen to it.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Vincent is worried Tersteeg will tell Ma and Pa and his uncle’s how he's living, ruining the peaceful relationship they all have at the moment. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Ma near about tore that woman’s face off before Pa dragged her out the door. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z We pray it will bring Pa back to us tomorrow. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa takes him for a long walk to visit some family. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z My stomach knots each time I look at Pa’s face as he receives the food from Kim. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Before we left, Pa called Miss Hendrix and spoke really low on the phone in the kitchen. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Without a word, Pa takes the food and rations it to us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The inside of the Wildcat became a cage of screaming and seat-jumping until we finally heard Pa shouting, “All right! All right back there!” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Neither Pa nor Miss Marva Hendrix gave me much to work with, but sooner or later, I’d come upon a clue and piece things together. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The family kept following where Pa was pointing. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Don’t get much chance to see Pa these days what with school and all.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa is very solemn as he speaks to me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa puts the rice in a bag, inside a container, and hides it beneath a small pile of clothes so that the other villagers cannot see it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “And in America, Pa, you would not be forced to join the army?” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa acted like he didn’t catch Big Ma’s look. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He laughs and Dad smiles and I laugh because I think that’s what you’re supposed to do when Uncle Pa says something. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Pa had walked her suitcases down to the Wildcat and was putting them in the trunk. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z There had been no fresh meat in the little house since spring, but now the fawns were grown up, and Pa would go hunting again. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I go on Craigslist and find missed connections—not missed you connections, Pa, wow—and I look through their dude-for-dude listings in Manhattan. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Most of my siblings regard me as being spoiled and a troublemaker, but Pa says I am really a diamond in the rough. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He told me the story that I had heard pieces of from Pa. The story Big Ma didn’t want spoken aloud. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z After a joyous reunion with my aunts and many cousins, Pa disappears with Uncle Leang to meet with the village chief and request permission to live here. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You shouldn’t write all of this stuff about Cecile being big and how that lady Pa’s marrying is nice.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa gave me a side look, then asked John, “What started this?” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z First thing that came to mind was Pa telling me that I didn’t never have to worry ’bout no barking dog, that it was barking ’cause it was just as scared as me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She knows Ma does not want to leave her, but Keav wants to see Pa one last time. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Everybody quit fussing with me and went right up to where Pa and the new people were standing. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Pa lifted Mary up out of her chair and hugged them both together. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “You wouldn’t shoot a little baby deer, would you, Pa?” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa told her, “I don’t expect you to understand, but these are my girls and I’m raising them right.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “The two of you, hush up,” Pa said. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa and our neighbor, Mr. Highgate, both were carrying rifles and told us to walk in line. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z If he didn’t look so scared, I might have been powerful mad for seeing him sitting in Pa’s chair. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa always stopped telling the story here, and waited until Laura said: “Go on, Pa! Please go on.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa took care of us and kept us together. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa was out keeping company with a Miss Marva Hendrix from Brownsville, and Uncle Darnell was carrying a rifle in the jungles of Vietnam. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa finally said, “All right, then. But just let me do one thing, one thing what will help set my mind at ease.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z When she could talk, she said softly, “I think maybe Pa did have the TB. Pneumony’s what kilt him, though. Hit come on him sudden like. He ’as deader’n Hell a day later.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa have no idea how he is. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Then Pa gave Miss Marva Hendrix a real smack on the lips, and instead of being mad or sickened, I surprised myself and laughed out loud. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa would like Vincent to see Mauve not because he's a successful painter, but because he's successful and a member of good society. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z One night after dinner, Pa said, “I think it’s time you met Marva. Yes. The time has come.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Then Pa slapped Darnell on the back and they shook hands. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z So Pa went to help them, while Laura and Mary and Ma, with Baby Carrie in her arms, went into Grandma’s house and took off their wraps. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, ma’am, Mrs. Bixby. Ma and Pa were wondering if it’s all right if I stayed with you tonight ’cause that meeting might go on till tomorrow.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I said, “We have to call Pa. Let him know we arrived.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa and Uncle Henry were working very hard, because the air was so heavy and hot and still that they expected rain. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Love said Pa had gone to the store to make up his order,” said Loma. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He opened it at six in the morning, with a newly hired staff of two, Eleni Pa- panikolas, in a waitress uniform purchased at her own expense, and her husband, Jimmy, as short-order cook. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Pa’s getting a car from Mr. Mason. I had thought...well...” he hesitated. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She saw that Laura and Mary were still awake, and she said to them: “Go to sleep, girls. Everything is all right. Pa will be here in the morning.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It was signed “Afua,” the African name our mother had tried to give Fern when she was born, but Pa wouldn’t let her. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Big Ma would have given me an earful the second I came into the living room, where she sat in her chair, resewing Pa’s shirt buttons. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa didn’t mind me calling collect when we reached Atlanta. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “There’s nothing better than good hickory smoke,” Pa said. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, that don’t sound too serious, Pa,” said Miles. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa said the bear was standing up on its hind legs, holding the pig in its paws just as though they were hands. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I quietly pray to Pa to chase them away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Pa always said, “To keep an eye on the road,” as if I was really doing something when all I did was keep Pa company. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Big Ma said to Pa, “Junior, there’s a right way to go about things and a wrong way. Wrong will get that gal strung up. Mark my words.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa made a swing of tough bark and hung it to a large, low branch of Laura’s tree. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z A long time ago, Pa told me people should be good not because they are afraid of getting caught but because bad karma will follow them through their lifetime. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She misses Pa so much, misses his protection and the way he looks after her and worries about her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look Pa, here comes another,” Chou tells him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My lungs expand and contract rapidly as I remember Pa lifting me off the truck when we first arrived. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That she could leave Pa, Vonetta, Fern, and me over something as small and silly as a name. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa told me to leave, and so I did! Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z From the way Pa had warned me, I’d always pictured these woods as having so many bears hanging out of the trees that the sunlight would’ve been blocked off from hitting the ground! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Big Ma said to Pa, “Do you hear that, son? Are your ears and eyes open? Teaching foolishness in school, and bringing it home to this half-blessed table.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z You’re a good friend, he tells Uncle Pa. He cries again till Uncle Pa pats him on the back. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Pa could not stay to supper; he had to get home and do the milking. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa stopped the horses, and turned around on the wagon seat. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The possibility of Pa getting hurt had us all as nervous as cooped up chicks, rushing around, trying to keep busy, snapping at anybody who made a sound. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z He screams a loud, shrill cry, that pierces my heart like a stake, and I imagine that this, maybe, is how Pa died. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa has told me in the past that I am blessed with a gifted imagination and he likes the stories I tell. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Pa gave her a little wooden man he had whittled out of a stick, to be company for Charlotte. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The nurse went on to tell Pa that more than a dozen girls died that day from food poisoning. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa got up from the table and walked out without so much as changing into his Sunday clothes. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I heard the fire growl like a living thing, heard myself yelling Pa! Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Pa had driven nails inside as far as he could reach from each end. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as the hog was dead Pa and Uncle Henry lifted it up and down in the boiling water till it was well scalded. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa waren’t too impressed by the Preacher saying these things neither. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I just took my seat between Ma and Pa and smiled at that empty spot between Pa and John Worth. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa looked at one the ’nother and Pa said, “Well, if they do, we gunn be sure to let you know ’bout it.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I will, Uncle Pa. The day of the exam I’m excused from work. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z There were small traps and middle-sized traps and great bear traps with teeth in their jaws that Pa said would break a man’s leg if they shut onto it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Usually on a Thursday I would be in school, but for some reason Pa has kept us all home today. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It needed a new muffler that Pa said he didn’t have money to fix. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa pulled his hat off and answered her. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes, after a quick meal, Pa sits quietly outside by himself and stares at the sky. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I slipped back into my nightshirt and ran up the stairs to Ma and Pa’s room. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Often Pa stopped them to rest for a few minutes. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Hearing this makes me afraid and I walk over to Pa. “We’ve been walking and walking for five days now. When can we go home?” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They hadn’t seen Pa’s finger that time, either. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa walked out onto the stoop and pulled the door shut behind him. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z For dinner they all had as much of the delicious honey as they could eat, and Pa told them how he found the bee tree. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Pa stumbles out with the bag of food. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Pa, why the shoes? Why are they bad?” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “At first it seemed to be hopeless,” Pa writes to Theo, “but it has gradually got better, particularly since we agreed that he will stay with us for the time being, to make studies here.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa was sorry, too, but he said: “Anyway, I saved the bacon.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Back in the city, I’d worked just like Ma and Pa to bring in enough so we could move back to our farm downstate. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z It had taken a while, but I had gotten used to her beaming and grinning at Pa, calling him “old-fashioned” and “country.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Pa tucked in the robes around them, and Grandpa and Grandma and Uncle George stood calling, “Good-by! Good-by!” as they rode away into the Big Woods, going home. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I just wanted Pa to drive up in the Wildcat and take us back to Herkimer Street. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He is about Pa’s age, but the resemblance ends there. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z While Pa goes off to work and we children to school every morning, Ma does not have too much to do. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa started to say something, but Uncle Darnell said it again. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Pa let Mrs.’s question hang in the hot air. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Made me mad to have her anger raining in on the warmed-up feeling I had with Pa talking to me just like he used to when he had a farming plan in the works. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z To Fern she said, “And you stop acting like a baby. Pa and Mrs. can’t diaper you and the new baby.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Pa, try to take some water,” she’d say, lifting his head and holding a glass to his cracked, parched lips. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Big Ma had moved in and told Pa, “That gal’s dumb as a dry pump,” meaning me. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Henry went home after dinner, and Pa went away to his work in the Big Woods. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z In Phnom Penh, Pa once told me the Youns are just like us but with whiter skin and smaller noses. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want you to keep your mouth shut. It may all blow over, and nobody’ll ever know. Maybe—maybe Pa just thought she said yes.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z As she went into her room, Pa yelled, “A mind doesn’t do you much good when you’re staring down a fist, Mary Eve!” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa gets angry and hurt too easily, and he’s so used to getting his own way! Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z After they were married, Pa took care of Ma in every way. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Life is hard without Pa. People in the village look down on Ma because she is not good at field work. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The best thing I could do was ride Jingle Boy hard back to Buxton and see what Ma and Pa would say we should do. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “I stood on the front steps of Mr. Provily's school, watching the carriage drive away that Pa and Ma rode home in,” he told Theo later. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Don’t know how long I stood in that hallway before Pa came to collect me. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Since Pa works all day and is tired at night, Big Ma gives me her opinions while I wash dishes. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa showed me how to draw milk from a cow before I could button my own britches. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa is now so thin that his face is no longer the shape of a full moon. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We all wanted to go but Pa said, “Just me and Cecile.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I always thought she and Pa were around the same age but now she looked younger than my father. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z After leaving the monastic order to marry Ma, Pa joined the police force. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As Pa lifts me in his arms, I whisper in his ear, “Pa, what are capitalists and why should they be killed?” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was Pa who had got the other men to stack their wheat together and send for the threshing machine, and it was a wonderful machine. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa’s tales were often about the Buddhist gods and their dragons coming down to Earth to fight evil and protect people. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa has a respectful way of ignoring Big Ma. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Laura stood up on the board and Pa held her safe by the arm, so she could see the town. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa and Uncle Henry, on top of the wheat stack, were pitching bundles down onto a board. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa says there will be a generation of children completely missing from our country. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But Ma and Pa would be upset if Theo married a Catholic, lower-class woman. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa and Big Ma argued a lot lately. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Next day Pa cut the heads from several bundles of the oats, and brought the clean, bright, yellow straws to Ma. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Steady,” Pa called out from the loft doors, but that didn’t steady them none. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Heartened by my dream of Pa, I walk onto the aircraft. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa had the buckboard and Shirl, the biggest plow horse, waiting on the road. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Pa told me the Olympic Market was once a beautiful building. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As Meng and Pa talk, I lean against the railing and look at the movie theater across the street from our apartment building. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Pa Keating comes in the door all black from his job at the gas works. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “I’ll tell you one thing,” Mrs. said to Pa. “When we get home, you’re going to trade in this tin can on wheels for a brand-new car. That’s the end of this Wildcat.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa are in no hurry for him to leave. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He takes Pa to the station and watches as the train pulls away, stays as it disappears down the tracks, so all that’s left is the smoke. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Once Pa parked the car on Herkimer Street, he couldn’t get the car to growl, let alone purr. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Pa lies and tells the chief that he was only a shopkeeper in Phnom Penh, that he found the jewelry in the deserted houses during the evacuation. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z With Pa gone and my older brothers at their camp, Kim is the man of the house. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “The village is so poor,” I say to Pa as the family gathers on the floor of Uncle Leang’s hut. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not Pa’s son anymore. He hasn’t so much as said how do.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when Pa had walked his traplines quickly because the traps were empty, or when he had got some game sooner than usual, he would come home early. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa spun into a fixing frenzy repairing tack, mending his boots, and moving from room to room tending to all the things he’d let go during planting season. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Although Pa didn’t intend for me to work hard, Big Ma had been promising to hand down the task of ironing Ma Charles’s bedsheets to me since the last time we came south. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Come winter, when the work around the farm grows as thin as bare trees, Pa might even let him go to school with me. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I spy Ma and Pa asleep facing each other on their sides with Geak in the middle, their hands touching above Geak’s head. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At eighteen, Pa left home and went to live in a Buddhist temple to get away from his violent home, further his study, and eventually became a monk. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s why she didn’t remarry after Grandpa Louis died, and that was when Pa was twelve and Uncle Darnell had been just born. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Uncle Darnell and Pa shook hands, and Uncle D gave Mrs. a hug, and then he hugged each one of us. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z My arms felt like they’d fly off with the next throw of hay, but I pitched it into the center of the net so Pa could haul it to the loft. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z And whatever had Pa going to town on a Saturday didn’t please her any. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa warns him: “Don’t spoil things in the meantime by acting too hastily.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Mrs. started looking for Pa to save her from their home remedies. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z If we were at home with Pa and Big Ma, we would have been bathed and in bed an hour and five minutes ago. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time in a while, Big Ma and Pa seemed to be on the same side. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z After Ma and Pa receive permission from the chief to go get Keav, they hurriedly leave together. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She had only broken prayer to fuss with Pa about Miss Marva Hendrix. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Ma was worried, but Pa said that by starting before sun-up and walking very fast all day he could get home again before dark. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. had a way of not hearing Pa that made me want to smile. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z But afore we had the chance to ask Pa, the Preacher came walking down the road in front of Cooter’s. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z We had been warmed and comforted by the rumbling of the Wildcat as we drove off to wherever Pa was taking us. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Cecile had already told me to mind my business about her feelings and about Pa, but I still wanted to know why my parents didn’t get married. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He had given Pa all of his dimples, and Pa had given Uncle Darnell his long face. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa then separates the meat from the bones and cuts the flesh into very thin slices to soak in the lime juice that Ma has prepared. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It is two years since the Khmer Rouge rolled into Phnom Penh with their trucks; four months since the soldiers took Pa away and Kim became head of our household. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa’s complexion is the darkest in our family, though still really light, like a white person’s tan, and how he looks is how everyone expects me to look. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Pa would walk ’em slow along the road, talking to ’em gentle and starting to get ’em use to the way we do things in Buxton. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z While she was ringing Pa, I realized my Timex was still on Brooklyn time and that it was after eleven o’clock. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z This was mighty puzzling, but the only thing I could figure was I must’ve done a lot a running ’round in circles, which would probably be why Pa caught me so easy. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Once again, she devotes herself to sitting on the steps waiting for Pa’s return. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I know Pa does not want me to give up, and as hard as it is to endure life here day to day, there is nothing for me to do but go on. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The sternness in Pa’s voice makes my face burn with shame. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Though I have nowhere to go, each morning I hurriedly dress myself so I can catch a glimpse of Pa before he goes off to work. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The truck driver does not have Pa’s driving skills, nor does he care whether those of us in the back bounce and bump into one another. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Only reason Loma married Camp, she was mad cause Pa wouldn’t let her go off with those actors. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Walking in the streets with Pa or eating noodles with Ma at the shops, I would sense that we’d run into a certain person and we would. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z You say I am making Pa and Ma’s life miserable. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “But they cain’t marry for a year or more. I don’t see why Pa couldn’t wear an armband for Ma.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Pa laughed and walked me into the temple. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa had traded inside the village with the base people for rice and other grains. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa said, “All I’m axing is that you don’t send Zephariah alone with all that money. Let’s get someone else to ride ’longside him, someone we all trust.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Pa isn’t the kind of man for whom I can feel what I feel for you, for example, or for Mauve,” Vincent tells Theo. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I want my Pa here in the morning when I wake up! First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She was living in Grandma’s because she had a fight with her husband, Pa Keating, who told her, when he had drink taken, You’re a great fat cow, go home to your mother. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Then heavy footsteps that ran from Pa’s bedroom into the parlor room where Uncle Darnell slept. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa gently cleans my face with his hand, then takes the rice pot from me and says I only have to carry myself for the rest of the trip. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I wake up in Pa’s lap in the morning to see that we have arrived at a “truck stop.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa says it would be a favor and the man says if Pa asked for the moon he’d fly up and bring it back. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Pa then brings Keav’s body home to be buried, to be forever with us, instead of being lost. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I figured Pa hated seeing me torn up. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I hoped my parents were also tuned in to the launch and counting along with us—Pa and Mrs. by TV and Cecile by radio. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Wasn’t much after that I quit school. Wastin’ my time there, Pa said. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Pa’s stepfather was often drunk and would physically abuse him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That was why Pa had put us on a plane to Oakland. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever Mrs. was mad about she took out on Pa’s faithful old girl, the Buick Wildcat. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Pa sounds fatigued as he puts me on the ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Jimmy smiled a little, the way Pa looks away and smiles when Big Ma says something crazy, and there was no shortage of craziness down here in Alabama. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Don’t cry, Pa. I know you are afraid,” I want to tell him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was so much empty space all around her that she felt small and frightened, and glad that Pa and Ma were there. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The side-by-side first-day-of-school photos of me and Pa, where we would look like identical clones if it weren’t for Ma’s freckles across my face. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z But in the wintertime Pa filled and heaped the washtub with clean snow, and on the cookstove it melted to water. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma sat by the lamp, mending one of Pa’s shirts. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d be Pa’s age before I ever saw the end of grammar school. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I walked back into the parlour and Pa didn’t tell me to leave. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Pa and Uncle Darnell stayed up talking, then the house fell quiet and every light in our house went out. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “That beats all, though, don’t it, Pa,” said Jesse, “coming up to a person’s house and stealing their horse right out from under their nose!” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa called, and “Each gent bow to the lady on the left!” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa. When he thought of die old man he could see him suddenly in a field in the spring, trying to move a gray boulder. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard Pa say something to Ma, but I didn’t have time to pay him any mind. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa says because we are different—Chinese-Cambodian—we will have to work harder than the others. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa become quiet, waiting for me to go back to sleep. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After she was in the trundle bed that night, Laura lay and listened to the rain drumming on the roof and streaming from the eaves, and she thought about what Pa had said. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The last time I saw her she was doing okay without Pa. I believed she was going to make it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Laura was afraid that Pa must kill one of the little calves in the barn. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d been reading up a storm, and since Pa went to meet with Mr. Clemson, a storm was brewing between Ma and Pa, but they didn’t say a word about it, even in whispers. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “Your Pa is gone now, and I just cannot take care of you kids. I don’t want you here! You are too much work for me! I want you to leave!” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Once Pa’s breathing catched up to him good, we headed back. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Another part of me hated how twisted up and sad John looked knowing he treated a pitch like a shovel and he’d made Pa mad enough to leave. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “Why is it a sugar snow, Pa?” she asked him, but he said he didn’t have time to explain now. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But Pa was in the house when it rained, and he began again to play the fiddle after supper. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z After supper Pa brought his traps in from the shed to grease them by the fire. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran all the way home to tell Ma and Pa the good news! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Seeing Ma’s face soften, Pa said, “All right.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z He said to Pa, “Spencer, I got some business I need to talk with you.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Though Kim’s face looks like a monkey more than ever, Ma has not called him by this nickname since they took Pa away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sitting on straw mats or wooden stools and chairs, we listen to Pa’s instructions. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa says we have to keep moving to stay safe. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That night while she was washing the supper dishes and Mary and Laura were wiping them, Ma told Pa that Laura had tasted the whey and didn’t like it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The way Pa had made a henhouse out of discarded lumber. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Nathaniel, Pa just needs another set of hands around the place. This is the only way he could afford it.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z They cannot have survived three years of starvation and the loss of Keav and Pa only to be taken now! First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa feeds us young children slices of the rabbit meat. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “A man works,” Pa said, fixing his tie. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I didn’t really understand the lesson Pa was trying to teach us about disappointment, but I knew he wanted us to forget all about the concert and the Jackson Five. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z When I asked Pa, he said they were probably nurses. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The two got to arguing about chain gangs, which I think Pa intended all along. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa laughed, then he got a good look at John. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa said it’d make me sick, but it didn’t I chawed on that like a man, Pa said. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z It was early Saturday morning, a week after the carnival, and Pa and Old Flapjack and me and Cooter were down on Mrs. Holton’s land uprooting stumps. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Erasing and cursing my way through my sums, I made Pa look up from his repair work on the kitchen floor. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z No matter what Pa might be saying to Mr. Carter that morning, he had to be echoing a passel of other farmers. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Drifting off, I think of Pa and Ma; I miss them so much. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He writes home telling Ma and Pa how hard he's working to learn his craft. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa told Big Ma Uncle D spent a lot of time in Fulton Park with the other soldiers who were home from Vietnam. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I didn’t want anything from Pa’s lady friend. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He is not Pa. I have to stop dreaming about our family and settle for being a part of a family of convenience. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I reckon we’d best not tell Pa—not till we hear from Tom or Eb.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are other parts. I could be Fern. I’ll be all ‘Pa! George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “The kind of trouble she gets into, while just the other day she—” Ma continues to Pa but is interrupted when our waitress arrives with our soup. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But I miss Pa so much it hurts to breathe. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to stew over the detention note that she or Pa had to sign. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “There’s only room for family,” she told Pa. “It’s only right.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z But soon as I heard the Preacher say the word deserve I knowed Pa was gonna be mighty set against this. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Pa came home early enough that night to have dinner with us, but he didn’t come alone. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa just waited till Mr. Leroy got back in his right mind. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa sat up in the front of the wagon while I ran the goods to the front door. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa said, “No, he been shot, but it don’t look too bad. The money’s gone, Leroy. Zeph’s gambling it away up in Michigan.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z As Ma sets to work shaping Keav into a great lady, Pa has more serious worries. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave his medal to Pa, and Pa had given it to Uncle D when he went to Vietnam. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Just inside the little door in the hollow log Pa built a fire of tiny bits of bark and moss, and he laid some of the chips on it very carefully. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z More important, I could hear what they had to say to each other, know what John Worth said that made Pa listen. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa smiled and pointed out ’cross the field. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Pa said, “Amen. Let’s eat,” and that was that. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z A few feet away, Pa and the fathers of the four other families who came with us on the truck listen to the representatives as they give out instructions. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As John pulled up on the other side, Pa asked, “So what did set you boys to fighting?” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa would get pretty excited if I showed up with one of Mrs. Brown’s pies. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Pa pointed at me, looking me right in the eye. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z So are Ma and Pa. The whole family is. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “The men who take care of them,” Pa said without hesitation. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Big Ma could walk perfectly well, but she moved like she was hurt, and Pa had to help her along. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Your Pa is gone, Meng, so you are now the head of our family. Your life is not your own anymore. You have a family to take care of,” he says quietly. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was about to speak, but I cut in, saying, “I can go with him, Pa. Show him how it’s done.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z But she didn’t understand why Pa had called him a little liar. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad wants to go to another place for a pint but Uncle Pa says he has no more money. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I knew he’d made us cry, and made Big Ma cry and worry, and made Pa hate him. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Miss Hendrix looked at Pa like she knew something. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z While talking to Meng, he leaves his hand resting on my head—the way Pa used to do. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She tipped the cookie jar toward Pa and he reached in and pulled out a cookie that had walnuts stuck to the top of it and sugar dusted all over it! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Opposite the soldiers, Pa straightens his shoulders, and for the first time since the Khmer Rouge takeover, he stands tall. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “But Pa, this is the third day. Are we going to turn around and walk back home now?” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa says many other things to Ma, but I stop listening. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t see what knowing numbers had to do with farming, so I said, “You can do all that, Pa.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The horses hauled it up into the field where Pa and Uncle Henry and Grandpa and Mr. Peterson had stacked their wheat. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about Pa and Mrs. Then I thought about the baby. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z And instead of buying Ma a new prayer book, I helped Pa make an audio file of him reciting her favorite Bible verses to listen to every morning. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z When Pa was at home the gun always lay across those two wooden hooks above the door. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa said, “Morning, y’all. This here’s the Taylors, just come up from Arkansas. Been hearing ’bout us for the longest. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Even if Pa could get a deer, it would be poor and thin, not fat and plump as deer are in the fall. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z In the summer evenings Pa did not tell stories or play the fiddle. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z There would be a shining pile of them on the hearth before Pa stopped. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now run along and let Ma put you to bed,” said Pa, and he took his fiddle out of its box. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He sucked the wound, then spit “I hate catfish! Them stingers hurt worse than Pa’s belt.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Uncle Pa says, What are you doing all black yourself, Frankie? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Pa walks over to Keav and takes a ball of sticky rice out of the pot she is carrying. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The other fathers around Pa cry and beg for mercy but to no avail. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t see why you’re pushing him to get a job when he’s been in Vietnam fighting and saw all those terrible things,” Big Ma told Pa, time and time again. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa said, “Don’t be back-talking your ma, Elijah. Go get you your school clothes so you can go tomorrow morning with Cooter.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Vonetta and Fern began to shriek and Pa covered his ears. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I had to treasure it, because Pa and Cecile didn’t look each other’s way or say a word between them once we were all inside the house. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Pa seemed to be talking more to his plate than to us. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Later that evening, out on the balcony, I asked Pa about the bombs dropping in the countryside. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma looked at Pa like Mr. Clemson had spoken of going off to war. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “Then Pa got snake bite .. “And Jesse ate the poison toadstools .. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z There was nothing Big Ma could do about it with Pa right there, and I enjoyed that like I enjoyed a Mr. Goodbar all to myself. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Told me he’d take care of Pa and make sure Naomi’s okay. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Pa and Uncle Henry did not rest at all. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa planted a kiss on Big Ma’s cheek like he hadn’t driven all the way from Brooklyn with her earlier. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Then Pa began to play again the song about Old Grimes. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t help but see how much Uncle Darnell looked like Pa and Big Ma. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “And it will be my treat,” Pa’s lady friend said. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa wore his long face every day after that for seven years. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Pa said he must go to town to trade the furs of the wild animals he had been trapping all winter. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa shooed Vonetta out of the seat next to his fiancee. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Then after Mary came to bed, Ma had her bath behind the blanket, and then Pa had his. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m here to meet Uncle Pa Keating and have my first pint. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z In my mind, my spirit leaves my body and flies around the country, looking for Pa. I see a big group of people kneeling around a big hole. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he and Pa hitched all the other horses, eight of them, to the smaller machine. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z At night Pa banked it with ashes to keep the coals alive till morning. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z So Laura ran to the block where Pa chopped wood, and filled her apron with the fresh, sweet-smelling chips. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the cherry tree outside the back door Pa had put up the board to press the cheese on. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m asking because Pa has a lady friend who lives in Brownsville. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I’d heard Pa and other growned folks say this plenty of times, but I couldn’t help but follow where Pa’s finger was pointing. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Pa walks away with a soldier on either side of him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “A while. Tonight wasn’t a good night to be home. Pa’s on a tear again.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The oil paintings my parents made on their first date because Pa wanted to wow Ma with an experience more memorable than just dinner. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He takes Pa’s Buddha and puts it in his pocket. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Pa said, “No, Marva honey. You can’t do that,” and my sisters wailed, “Papa! Papa!” and “Yes, she can,” and “Surely can, Papa. Surely can.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z This was the part where Pa was supposed to scold Fern for getting into grown folk’s business. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I turned around at the wagons edge to give the pitch a yank “Well, get it unstuck,” Pa said, pulling the hay net in. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa said, “Were it one a our’n? You think someone leaved the barn door ajar?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “How could Pa have run off with That Woman!” she whispered to Mama. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The soldier walks up to Pa, but I will not let him go. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa said as the screecher nestled with her brood. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “While Love Simpson wears an engagement ring for Pa?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I let Vonetta and Fern beat me out of the Wildcat and up the steps so they could tell Big Ma all about our day with Pa’s lady friend. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He said to Pa, “I heard there are two of them. I’m going to check south.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z This would be the place where Uncle D was supposed to say something funny to keep Pa from getting mad, but Uncle D just sniffled. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I could easily have Uncle Pa for a father. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I remember how I cried and whined about the hot sun and how the touch of Pa’s hand on my head soothed me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And a moment later he is flinging his arms around Pa’s neck. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Nature knows more than we do, Pa had said. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z John rushed out before Pa could respond, but I saw him shake his head like he had when I picked up a seed bag from the wrong end and dumped it on the barn floor. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa have suggested it, not knowing, of course, that spending time there was not all happiness for Vincent. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It was dark that night when Pa and Uncle Henry came from the field. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But none of this reassures Ma and Pa as much as an offer from Theo to help support Vincent, now that he’s making more money. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa came in to stir things up again. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “Anything left on the ground will get too wet to be of use, Nate. What we don’t get in, we lose,” Pa said as he led Vernon into the barn. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I showed the letter to Pa and Big Ma. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z What would Pa do if he found out about her? Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa came in, shaking the soft snow from his shoulders and stamping it from his boots. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I hoped Pa would treat us all to a late breakfast at the diner, but we went straight home. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Well, I better not hear about it,” Pa said. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z But even afore I could slide it down in my pocket I could hear what Ma and Pa would say. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “It was an accident,” Pa tells her and smiles at me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She is Pa’s first daughter, and at fourteen she must survive on her own. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Why does there have to be a war to take Shad away from me before I’m of an age that Pa thinks is old enough fer marryin7” Jethro was sympathetic and terribly uncomfortable. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I think how I must appear to Ma and Pa. Their hearts must break at the sight of me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was by pressing our ears to the air that we had heard Pa say, “No, Ma. They need to know her, and she needs to know them. They’re flying to Oakland. That’s final.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa set his jaw, steepled his hands over his plate, then said, “God, thank you for this good food. May you bring such bounty from our own earth in the months to come. Amen.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z They must sit quietly and listen while Ma read Bible stories to them, or stories about lions and tigers and white bears from Pa’s big green book, The Wonders of the Animal World. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pa, I will always love you. I will never let you go.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Pa walked out into the dining room in time to catch me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z John shouted back, but Pa headed into the field, hollering and waving a coiled rope to scare the cattle east. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa had never before gone out to get a deer and come home without one. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The horse’s eyes had a wild roll to ’em but he didn’t seem to mind, so Pa picked up his reins and pulled the horse out of the flower garden. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He is more than a foot taller than Pa, with very hairy long arms and legs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa showed Laura the tracks of the wild creatures in the snow at the sides of the road. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa had John at work before sunup, so they’d already eaten and gotten to work before I even woke up. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z She brings Pa’s face to mind and waits. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pa, I miss you so much. I miss sitting on your lap like I did in Phnom Penh.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He seems so serious and sad, and I wonder if I will ever see my fun Pa again. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s just like Pa said when you were born. Something is not right with you.” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “Can I go with you, Pa? It’s not too far. I can help you.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When I practiced my points and conclusion for Big Ma and Pa that night, Big Ma said she couldn’t believe they handed out grades for that. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z It has been over a month since Pa was taken away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When I ask what Pa does at work, she tells me he is a military policeman. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa grins at me, his round face wrinkles around his mouth and eyes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When Ma wanted fresh meat for dinner Pa took the ax and cut off a chunk of frozen bear meat or pork. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a little bag which Ma had made beautifully of buckskin, from a buck Pa had shot. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa swatted Mrs. on the backside and said, “Get in that kitchen and show us what you can do.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Then one day Pa said that spring was coming. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But how happy they are that Theo takes pleasures in his work, Pa says. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The only thing I knew for sure was that Pa didn’t want his own brother in the house. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z If Ma is known for her beauty, Pa is loved for his generous heart. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa stared at her, his hand still on the spoon. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa was very tired and his hands ached so that he could not drive very well, but the horses knew the way home. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I was overdue for the call home to let Pa and Mrs. know that we were safely on our journey. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z But Pa pointed to a big rock nearby, and there we sat. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z It is morning and Pa is not back! First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa and Mrs. watched Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell try to stop each other from scoring baskets. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z A dressmaker had made it, in the East, in the place where Ma came from when she married Pa and moved out west to the Big Woods in Wisconsin. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I love listening to Pa speak French to his colleagues and that’s why I like learning the language, even if the teacher is mean and I don’t like her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sitting down to face the window, I watched Pa bring the plate to John, who smiled. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z His shoulders shaking, Pa hides his tears from us and covers his face with his hands. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa cuts open the skin from the neck all the way down to the bottom of the stomach. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa and Uncle Darnell insisted on standing on both sides of Big Ma to walk her up to Mr. Lucas and the pastor while she fussed about being escorted like a common criminal. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z His voice cracked, but before he could pour out any words, Big Ma, who had been fanning herself before the open window, called out, “Your Pa is keeping company with a woman in Brownsville.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The only hint of happiness I got was when I heard Pa shouting at John Worth for doing something city dumb again. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa and Ma and the visitor would sit talking a little while before they went back to work. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “We are hard hit by the news of Kiehl’s death,” Pa writes. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa wrote his sermons in another room under the eaves, a room filled with books and prints that Vincent would always remember. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Mrs. didn’t care that Pa was glued to the Lakers and the Celtics game or that Big Ma was just a step from calling her a backslider and a heathen. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Malachy goes to Eugene and tries to make him laugh even more but Eugene turns away and hides his face in Pa Keating’s shirt. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I never went berry hunting with Pa again. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z If Cecile had been arrested when we first arrived in Oakland, I would have called Pa, and Pa would have made sure my sisters and I were on a plane back to New York. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Praise the Lord,” we all sang, including Pa. We meant it in a joking way. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Miss Marva Hendrix tugged at Pa’s shirt, looked up at him while batting her heavy eyelashes, and said, “No time like the present, Lou.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Just one of the Temptations’ tunes whistling clear-water cool through Pa’s lips. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z On most days, by the time I am awake, Pa and my brothers are already gone and Ma is busy sewing clothes for the family or working in the garden. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like Pa had said, he waren’t seeing things the way they were, he was still seeing things the way he wanted them to be. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “This village is called Anlungthmor and we will live here for the time being,” Pa informs us that night. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The air was growing warmer already and Pa said that the snow wouldn’t last long. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the same thing every Friday, and he never said no, but Ma and Pa always say it’s polite and proper to ask and not to make no assumptions. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “But you’ll have to save your money,” Pa said, ignoring the greasy kiss. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The little girl was named Laura and she called her father, Pa, and her mother, Ma. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The wooden rocker where Pa sat and smoked his pipe by the fire. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z People passing by our village say they have seen someone fitting Pa’s description. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I went up a few steps and heard Pa snoring, they were sleeping for sure. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z My insides kind of split into pieces as Pa stepped off that fence. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z My sisters and I laughed at Pa’s Popsicle colors, but Mrs. didn’t. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z As Pa lifts me onto the truck, I notice two very thin middle-aged men in loose-fitting black pajama pants and shirts standing next to us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the scarf, a big hat tilted down, the kind Pa wore with a suit. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I do possess the one thing I need to make something of myself one day: I have everything my Pa gave me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa works harder and longer than anyone else in the village. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We survive this period because Pa is friendly with the chief. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldier pushes on Pa’s shoulders, making him kneel like the others. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa appreciates how helpful he is around the house. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It was into this world that Ma and Pa sent their two oldest children from eight thirty to four o’clock, with a two-hour break at home for lunch. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa gets there in time to hear Keav tell him how much she loves him and he gives her our messages of love. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa took the shovel and shoveled it away, and then he shoveled a path to the barn, where the horses and the cows were snug and warm in their stalls. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “So I just brought home the bacon,” Pa said. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpa let her rave till she shouted, “Pa, Love Simpson has earned the disrespect of everybody in town. And now she’s go’n get everything she can out of you, startin’ with New York City! Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Pa came in as I started folding the napkins. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z In the mass of people, Pa finds us a spot of unoccupied grass near the side of the road. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After supper Pa took his gun and went into the woods, and Laura and Mary went to sleep without any stories or music. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa had made up his mind and we flew to Oakland to get to know our mother. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z She had to, as Pa would say, “ dangle the carrot.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I will, Uncle Pa. I hear you’re taking that exam for the post office? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Pa thinks it’s something left over from—well, from some other plan for the way the world should be,” said Jesse. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I said maybe it was her house, but it was still Pa’s home. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z When it was safe to cruise ahead, Pa put on his blinkers and turned left toward Atlantic Avenue. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Then Pa took his fiddle out of its box and began to play, and all the couples stood in squares on the floor and began to dance when Pa called the figures. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z As Pa and Ma tore out of the barn bareback, Pa called, “John, get Seth Clemson over here!” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa’- to’ch was standing high and clear; months and years had no relation to the colors of gray slate and yellow sandstone circling it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It was the way Pa used to have with Big Ma. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He picks Pa to be the leader of the new people, a position that comes with a raise in the food ration. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But Pa would have asked you to come back to Brooklyn if you said you loved him and us. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z But as sure as I couldn’t stop calling my father Pa, I knew I had a small bit of the South in me too. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I watched Pa bring the plate to John Worth. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Pa won’t pay for two rooms at the hotel and Love knows it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Well, it means.. It’s hard to explain. Ask Pa later,” she whispers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The memory of Pa brought tears to her eyes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa had made this bracket for a Christmas present for Ma. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “But Ma and Pa wouldn’t never let me go to something like this.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z When Pa and Cor, the youngest Van Gogh, take Vincent to the depot for the four o’clock train, parting is difficult again. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “There aren’t money problems over there, Pa, I’m telling you that.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Back when Pa came home with his homestead papers, saying we’d be moving to Nebraska come spring, Ma’d let her anger out in short hot bursts only Pa could hear. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z We agreed it was best they took the car away while Pa was at work. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z A long time ago, Pa told me that people living in hot countries should eat spicy foods because it makes them drink more water. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He doesn’t talk to his parents for days, making Pa even angrier. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pa Keating sat at the kitchen table drinking his stout and offering everyone a sip of his whiskey. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z My interest in the town quickly dies when Pa tells us we will all live with Uncle Leang and his family in their house. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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