Leaves on a Japanese Maple dance auburn in the wind remind me of that mother crossing Michigan Avenue before the light changes
On Saturday mornings several bowed citizens gather on the sidewalk outside the clinic to read the Bible and pray.
Some women use perfume and that’s fine. Some don’t and that’s fine too. Over the years
Never speak ill of the dead, his father always said, and his father was a pastor who preached from the pulpit. That’s why whenever
Porch light bright all night keeps thieves away but not the moths that dance till dawn
I can’t speak for the women attending this conference on Homeland Security. They’re scholars, too, brought here for their expertise.
The uncommon is common in America today. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, Seinfeld
Spider in the sink this early autumn morning swirls in a whirlpool Donal Mahoney
Reunions can happen and leave you speechless. I’m standing at a bank of elevators in a hospital going to visit my wife
They’ve been married 50 years and never a sorry day, Wally likes to say. Melba’s been a great wife but she’s very sick and doctors sa…
I lived in the attic back then, and late those evenings I had to s… and couldn’t afford to go drinking I’d run down to the deli and buy bagels and smoked lox.
The old poet has agreed to read his poems in Hanley Hall if a student will push his wheelchair on stage. Agreed. And students must agree not to ask
He’s supposed to be a feral cat and I’d never tell him otherwise but when my wife goes shopping he waits hours for her patiently on his haunches
A rainy Sunday and Pastor Smith is in his pulpit bellowing to the congregation, “I hope you understand
Covey of nuns without benefit of wimple graciously attired sport coat, turtleneck, skirt scurry through the airport