Praise for Him coming from us is like the bark of a terrier at the foot of his master
More than 30 years ago the Supreme Court in the United States ruled that if individuals are mentally ill but not criminally insane they cannot be confined to asylums. They must be allow...
Autumn and the leaves, crisp in the swirling air, are pheasant wings once more Donal Mahoney
“Damn the vernal equinox! Full speed ahead!” is all that Cootie Murphy would ever say when he sat on the last stool at the end of the bar in The Stag & Doe Inn. He wouldn’t say it very ...
His wife takes him to dinner as she always does on his birthday wearing bright red lipstick, a color she detests but he likes.
Steven is a retired teacher disturbed by the problems he sees in education. Schools weren’t perfect when he was teaching but they were better than they are today. He has ideas for impro...
The alarm clock screams at 5 a.m. and I get up to attend a funeral 50 miles away, a long drive back to a corner of Chicago once rife with corned beef and cabbage but
I’m on my way to Larry’s Place, a food pantry in the city. I park a block away because parking in front of Larry’s isn’t wise even if one drives
No one goes to the patio now except at night when Ann goes out to spread old bread and sunflower seed on the small table for birds
Remember, a blind man can see things a sighted man can’t… So I’ll tell you about her and th… you can tell me whether I’m right. The first time a man meets her,
It’s one thing to work in an office because your skills say you must. It’s another to want to hang out with
Walking very slowly, ancient Wall… right behind his ancient Molly who… stepping down the garden path, her first time out in weeks, wobbly still on her new knee.
In that backyard three small trash cans had their place next to each other against the house.
The old man crossing the street has a bad limp we try to ignore. No one wants to look
I take my wife to dinner at a fancy place for us to talk about money because stocks have a virus and we should move
