He lives in the attic of the brownstone down on the corner, been there for years. He’s seen twice a day
It’s a retirement haven for people with money but it works like a Roach Motel. People move i… but never move out. You and your wife move in to
This morning I woke up early feelin’ good, feelin’ the way I felt 50 years ago, no aches, no pains, can’t wait to shower, hop on the El, go back to work,
We’re going dancing, my wife and… to a Charity Ball high in the sky… Glenn Miller’s band has been play… since 1944, the year his plane got… over the English Channel.
On Saturday mornings several bowed citizens gather on the sidewalk outside the clinic to read the Bible and pray.
Cardinals bicker and knock seed from the feeder. Doves parade below. Donal Mahoney
Smitty isn’t Schulte. He doesn’t drive a Cadillac and doesn’t hit his wife often any more. Schulte, on the other hand,
Every time something breaks like the pipe in the wall we heard gushing this morning my wife wants to call
Dither of blue jays bickering at the feeder. Doves eat well below Donal Mahoney
The kitchens of Auschwitz are belching again. Ancient chefs, puffed hats askew, storm once more
If you’re a reprobate in recovery you have to be careful what you do… You’re no different than an alcoho… always in danger of falling again. At least an alcoholic has a diseas…
Cookies for George, 40 years back from Viet Nam, are the only payment the man will accept to mow your lawn,
Midnight in San Francisco. Yoshiko is 93 and she can’t sleep so she sits in her recliner and nibbles on a rice cake,
Miss Goody Two-Shoes’ sweaters aren’t too tight, skirts aren’t too straight and heels aren’t too high. She’s a swan gliding
Memories never go away. They’re visitors from yesterday arriving unannounced often to a mixed reception. Faces aren’t clear but