No youngster himself, Fred often… “There are always preludes to hell… For Fred one of those preludes is… the things in life Fred can’t fix.… Another prelude is paying the trad…
“Screw the Vernal Equinox” is all Cootie Kelly ever says sitting triumphant with his foaming glass of Guinness on the last stool at Maggie’s
The question isn’t why your little world is suddenly going to hell. The question is what can you do about
They were refugees, too, back in the Forties, settled in Chicago, learned English, some a lot, some a little,
Years ago my wife bought three wall clocks, atomic clocks they’re called. They require no batteries and you don’t plug them in.
Paul’s in his backyard on a Sunday afternoon barbecuing burgers. His wife and kids are hungry in the house.
Thirty years ago, long before ISIS started executing Kurds, Muslims and Christians, I hired a Pakistani Muslim as an art director in Chicago. I was an Irish Catholic editor putting out ...
They’re starlets Hollywood has yet to discover, two nice young ladies who assemble sandwiches at the Subway Shop Monday through Friday at noon.
The weekday Mass at 6 a.m. brings old folks out from bungalows around the church. They move like caterpillars
It’s not de rigueur to believe he’s there behind the sun, the stars, the moon watching us
Where will the lovely lady go on her diurnal walk? One child in 30 years she bore, now they do not talk. Supple, firm, her lithe legs are,
Thirty years later, Dad came back and we met for Ham and Yams at To… Pouring his tea, he told me he had to restore power once at a newspaper warehouse
My boss has a problem with God or rather a problem with me because I believe in God and he doesn’t. Or so we discover
Wally read something he thought good advice for those who lose the race. “Make friends of the
It started with a smirk she managed to arrest. It returned seconds later in a sneer she pulled back but then it appeared again