Let me be a star and shine in places darkness dwells or let me be a bell and ring in places
It’s a matter of beans, says Rosie, 79, legally blind, her fingers dancing across a Bible in braille, when a reporter asks her about
Some say when daffodils shoot up Spring is here. It’s safe to put away your boots and shovels.
On holidays I hear from Paul, who’s 80 if a day, who may have won his war on poverty without help from his friends. He won’t accept a cent.
The nice thing about crossword puz… as an obsession, Phil tells Bill,… keep you away from other obsession… that might engage your attention a… benefit no one. For example
You start by throwing things out packing things that will fit in a smaller place, selling stuff that won’t, ignoring the birds because the seed’s run out
Phil went to Memorial Park yester… on his crutches and saw new crosse… in the ground commemorating vetera… Must be a hundred more than last y… HIs brother’s cross is there, in…
Years ago my wife bought three wall clocks, atomic clocks they’re called. They require no batteries and you don’t plug them in.
Black flag on the lawn falls in pieces from the sky. Starlings in command. Donal Mahoney
The soup kitchen opens an hour late. The rain finally stops and the hungry file in. They’ve had a long wait.
Phone rings. Wilbur answers it. “This is Grace. Is Thelma there?… “No,” says Wilbur. “She’s out won… “You mean wandering about?” ‘No, she used to wander about. No…
Despite the digital holocaust of computers and cell phones, Newberry Library remains the Vatican of books with the right sounds,
It’s pretty simple, really. The world will end whether we believe the Bible is a myth or truth. If the Bible is the truth,
One has to be careful campaigning door-to-door. One doesn’t know who’s behind any door. Could be someone
That’s a very big tree and a boy scout could climb it with all the right gear. But it’s a condominium, too. You would disturb families.