When a writer lacks verbs and nouns he’s the victim of writer’s block. His mind may house
A boy, maybe 5, dancing in the candy aisle of a megastore at 6 a.m., a month before Hallowee… is overjoyed by the harvest on every shelf, his caramel skin
Fred’s a reasonable man something he takes pride in. Just the other night before he threw a dish against the wall while
This is Granny in the Ozarks call… Please come down before spring goes away for summer. The geese are coming through and landing on the pond
I don’t know if I’ll vote for president this year, something I’ve always done since 1960 when I turned old
Since kindergarten Darius and Cla… have ridden the same bus to school from the city to way out in the su… They’re the only black kids in 8th… Their schoolmates have welcomed th…
Fred and Martha have always voted the same way since their marriage long ago but not this time and Fred wondered why Martha was voting the other way
A spindly young fawn wanders away from its doe. Coyotes must eat. Donal Mahoney
“Quiet, please,” I tell her, “I want to hear the music.” She is sitting next to me again, this time on a paisley couch, a woman in a lime bikini I met
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.
What we are not who we are matters to the world. Who we are not what we are
Melanie was waiting for the light… at 12th and Broadway when a large… a big truck and 10 gallon hat roar… right beside her. His truck cab lo… above her old Buick. His stereo b…
When she leaves the room when will she be back When she leaves the house how long will she be gone When she must go out of town
Old Yoshiko in Tokyo can’t sleep because her husband snores so she sits in her kimono and eats a few rice cakes with a few sips of saké.
Your life as explained in your letter recently received is very difficult to read. It’s been 40 years since we last saw each other or talked. Most of your problems I knew nothing about....