Happened 40 years ago senior year of college they were engaged to marry in June till he dropped her off

He was predictable all those years going home after work doing odd jobs around the house

A doctor by day Ralph spends his nights ordering tulip bulbs from Holland beautiful and rare

These are old people retired and driving slowly from small apartments in economy cars getting out on canes

Sarah makes sandwiches all day, piling meat and trimmings high on pillowy bread she spreads apart before her customers’ eyes. Hardworking men love her sandwiche…

You had to have a Schwinn to lead this pack of boys riding bikes full speed baking under the Chicago sun laughing after senior year

Middle of the night someone’s in the house. Can’t be the wife asleep next to you. She’ll be mad

Freddie and Fern were an old couple, a very old couple if truth be told, but on the matter of age, the truth seldom surfaced. Their kids were grown and gone and had families of their ow...

After the poetry reading the lights go on and a lady under a big hat rises behind dark sunglasses and asks the poet why

When my neighbor told me over the fence a month ago the doctor said she had two years to live,

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.

It’s not Clyde who sleeps in a different doorway every night to avoid the cops and it’s not Wayne who sleeps in the

After the Inauguration, perhaps he will take his family on vacatio… Hawaii’s an oasis during the winte… But in time he’ll watch for someth… that will challenge his skill set.

Bella takes two big pills every morning followed by one each of another three.