Faye gives Fred next door her sister’s number to call in case Faye dies. Faye’s 94 and feels okay. Her sister’s 90 and Fred’s
Jesse was a common man he never made a lot of money he had a troubled marriage. His wife left him for another man he never saw his kids again.
Underneath the feeder black juncos write hieroglyphics in the snow. Two cardinals arrive In a flash of red. They add
My parents were far from preachy. They went to church separately and I went to the children’s service
They had things in common, Paul and June, at an age when most boys and girls don’t and maybe that’s why they were the only couple in sixth grade dating, if you can call it that. This wa...
Raul is a kind man who plays marimba in a salsa band at LA clubs late into the night. Some afternoons he plays
This black moth flew in the front door of the living room the other night and has been up
You had to have a Schwinn to lead this pack of boys riding bikes full speed baking under the Chicago sun laughing after senior year
I was just a boy but I remember Hitler at the start and how too few understood his plan to
After 50 years Wilma at her class reunion thinks Waldo’s changed with age that he’s nice now, not the snake she wed
Ralph never planned on dying but when he did, he was swept away like a child’s kite blown astray. When he arrived at his destination… he heard angels singing, harps pla…
They’re getting older, five brothers and sisters, all with degrees, jobs, families, nice homes, good lives, happier than most except when they must
My wife likes to garden. She’s crazy about roses, lilies and daisies. She says I should get out in the garden and weed.
Leaves on a Japanese Maple dance auburn in the wind remind me of that mother crossing Michigan Avenue before the light changes
Young hummingbird swirls and darts to the red feeder. Black cat waits below. Donal Mahoney