Cold Coffee they call him and only a few people know his real name, this odd fellow who raises pigs off the coast of Ireland and comes to town
In 1961, Newton Minow said television is a vast wasteland. I was reading four papers a day th… and seldom watched television, had no opinion on what he said.
Miss Goody Two-Shoes’ sweaters aren’t too tight, skirts aren’t too straight and heels aren’t too high. She’s a swan gliding
In the paper this morning a woman in the suburbs complained she has to eat too much steak too often because her husband
They’re usually poor people, sometimes considered the flotsam of society, always in the way at the grocery store,
Eight blondes with brown eyes nod at working men nearby. Sunflowers rule the sky. Donal Mahoney
Rose was a plain girl from a small town. She sang in the choir, never missed Bible study, left for the big city
Fred brought his old comic books and some hard candy to a food pant… and didn’t think much about it. Just a different kind of donation. Maybe somebody would want them.
It’s a small backyard I’ve watched for years from an upstairs window while chained to a computer. Whatever the weather
Fred jerks back in his recliner as his wife puts him on the spot and asks his opinion about a dress she bought on sale at a fancy place for a great price…
This was the first Christmas Billy was old enough to speak when he saw his gifts under the sparkling tree. His parents were waiting
A row of lilacs covered with a summer snow. Ten white butterflies.\ Donal Mahoney
They’ve been here for years two blue jays who live in our yard year round. In winter they’re silent at the feeder but screeching
You’re glad when the holidays are over and everyone’s gone home and the ribbons and wrappings are balled up in the garbage.
Every day the same play. The moment I rise, the first act begins, the same plot