We worry so much because we’re nice people. We want to find a way to feed the poor house the poor
Outside, the still of crickets. Inside, petals of a cold sore foliate,
Autumn and the leaves, crisp in the swirling air, are pheasant wings once more Donal Mahoney
The old man crossing the street has a bad limp we try to ignore. No one wants to look
My father never talked much about religion but he went to Mass every Sunday, the 6:30 Mass where few people would be and he wouldn’t have to deal with friends and neighbors. His contrib...
Wonder Woman they call Sylvia, who excels at raising money to put child abusers in prison. The money she raises allows attorneys to prosecute
It’s an old clock hanging on a wall in a small room on the third floor. We go up there
You were gone when I got home at midnight from a double shift. Now you’re back,
It was the first time that senators had been asked to go home and address parent-teacher meetings at all the middle schools in their states. Each had been given a sheet of talking point...
This was the first Christmas Billy was old enough to speak when he saw his gifts under the sparkling tree. His parents were waiting
I know this story to be true because I know Ruben and he wouldn’t lie even though Ruben and I have never met. He lives in Alabama in a hollow and I live in St. Louis. But that makes no ...
It’s not good when two disturbed p… with little in common disagree by… on something important. Tone and content can get raucous and make matters worse because eac…
We have one of those medical plans… my wife and I. The co-pays let us see a doctor, have a procedure, pay for medications. Can’t remembe… ever paying full price. Especially
Beautiful fall day in a potter’s field outside a small town. A funeral is underway but that doesn’t stop
Porch light bright all night keeps thieves away but not the moths that dance till dawn