a haiku
Phone rings. Wilbur answers it. “This is Grace. Is Thelma there?… “No,” says Wilbur. “She’s out won… “You mean wandering about?” ‘No, she used to wander about. No…
Some day soon Wall Street giants will walk on their hands never sit or sleep. They will eat
Widow in a rocker pets her calico cat long strokes slowly. With the cat purring and the widow humming
It’s a very busy drug store with seats along the wall where folks who wait for refills sit and sometimes chat but as I discover you can
In the fourth grade too many moons ago a reassuring teacher looked over my shoulder and said not to worry about
Wally and Stan neighbors on the same block for 30 years never had a problem until Wally asked Stan over
A few years ago Herb Adams, a plumber by trade, went with his wife, Ellie, to her flower show where many ladies and a few men displayed their skill arranging flowers they had grown in t...
Officer Burks brings Max the Bloodhound into the alley and Max immediately strains at his leash.
When a man’s young, this work is hard but it pays well and he can feed the wife and kids.
In a storefront laundry on North Clark Street brown draperies release this quiet man who has my shirts.
Rose was a plain girl from a small town. She sang in the choir, never missed Bible study, left for the big city
Walt told the cops later his moods come and go like crows on the high wire above his art studio. They land in a swoop,
Jack, age 6, loves the iPad he uses in kindergarten. He already navigates the net to some degree. But when he accompanied his father to the Post Office, he sat quietly on a bench and re...
Ducktail haircut back in the Fifties made you a rebel without a cause with all your friends.
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
