Outside, the still of crickets. Inside, petals of a cold sore foliate,
My grandson whispers the morning dew sparkles like diamonds in the grass. Donal Mahoney
This black moth flew in the front door of the living room the other night and has been up
Lightning bolts in childhood can scar the soul forever. They’re a satanic baptism when the minister’s your father, mother, brother, sister,
Long article in the paper this morning stops Tim from gobbling his bacon and eggs. Bears are starving in the woods. Too many cubs, too little food.
After the doctor tells Ahmad his test results, Ahmad says he needs a new place to live. His tent’s in ruins, Ahmad says. His body will soon shake a final t…
I’m on my way to Larry’s Place, a food pantry in the city. I park a block away because parking in front of Larry’s isn’t wise even if one drives
In a very crowded bar Fred decides he must tell this fellow something important so he whispers
Made in America means different things to different people. In 1998 they made our old Camry in Japan.
Melanie cried for hours the day a drunk driver ran over her dog a week after she had an abortion. She loved that dog so much she told her mother she knew
Sometimes you sit for days sucking yourself in praying the right words will fall in your ear toboggan over the whorls
First time seeing this doctor, a specialist. Took a month to get an appointment. The waiting room’s packed. I grab the last seat
Walter Branham, a retired teacher, and his wife Victoria went to Applebee’s, the chain restaurant, for lunch one day last week. First time they had gone there. Usually they go to an eth...
Harvey at 80 is losing his hearing. He can’t hear his wife when she talks, a symphony lost.
Black flag on the lawn falls in pieces from the sky. Starlings in command. Donal Mahoney