In anticipation of July 4th, we're throwing a spotlight on Kevin Smokler's excellent independence day story: Counting Flags. Check it out and post your own family tradition story!

This story was also performed live by Kevin at Fray Day 5 San Francisco back in 2001. Wanna hear? Just visit the FD5SF Audio page and click on Tape 3 Side A. Kevin's about 14 minutes in. Enjoy!