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…

In 1958 Elmer’s was the only high school in his county that had been integrated. Basketball was the big sport. People in the little town filled the gym every Tuesday and Friday. They ro...

My boss has a problem with God or rather a problem with me because I believe in God and he doesn’t. Or so we discover

The guillotine dropped between you and a friend over coffee and small talk. The first time it dropped it was someone who said

Elmer’s an old stag now shedding antlers snorting among the trees but sometimes Martha after her shower

There’s a football field between u… I’m in one of the end zones bellow… and you’re in the other one bawlin… the cliffs of your cheekbones streaked with mascara.

This was the first Christmas Billy was old enough to speak when he saw his gifts under the sparkling tree. His parents were waiting

If they irritate you and so many do you don’t seek them out until you need them and when you’re through

Do I write in the third person or only in the first? Do my ideas reign supreme or do other ideas work as well? Do I know I’m always right

Next to me on the train going home to the suburbs is another guy stuck in a suit reading his paper, a normal-looking guy

Fred jerks back in his recliner as his wife puts him on the spot and asks his opinion about a dress she bought on sale at a fancy place for a great price…

Tommy is the only man for miles around who can knot a ti… Old farmers come to town on Satur… and wave from pickups with respect when they see Tommy on the street

There are a lot of people like me neither rich nor poor, idling in the middle who have never wante… for anything in our lives. We were reared by parents

Drive around almost any city and you will find the homeless napping on a bench. Folks who drive to church on Sund… often view the homeless as litter