Neighbors were happy to see Fred and Opal come back for the annual block party. Old Bill asked Fred why they moved and Fred said
Harley turned 70 the other day and died riding his motorcycle through a pink dawn,
If he were in high school they’d call him a bully and take him to the principal’s office for counseling.
One by one young nurses crisp in their white caps bring the old folks out crumpled in their wheelchairs from this towering building
He slaughters his hamburger steak with a fork and a butter knife, massacres ringlets of onions again and again thumps catsup all over
Two men running for office disagree about everything but have one thing in common. They won’t release their tax returns.
There’s a force that makes a boulder hard to push up a hill. And there’s always a boulder and always a hill when it comes to helping the poor find something
During the day there might be three cars parked at different places anywhere on the block. But at midnight there isn’t
Memories never go away. They’re visitors from yesterday arriving unannounced often to a mixed reception. Faces aren’t clear but
It’s climate change, the professor says, that’s causing all the hurricanes and floods, wildfires and tornadoes,
Took the wife to a pancake house the other day. National franchise good food
When you’re a pharmacist you don’t ask customers how they’re doing. You know from the meds they pick up
On Sundays Walter gives Pastor J… magazines to read along with comments on his sermons. The pastor loves the magazines but Walter is leaving for another…
Praise for Him coming from us is like the bark of a terrier at the foot of his master
What we are not who we are matters to the world. Who we are not what we are
