Standing in line behind a father and his little boy waiting to reach the register
We write the stories of our lives between the bookends of birth and death They stay on the shelf
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
It’s time to leave the man alone. He’s getting old, his wife says. He’s really slowing down. He’s always been a man occupied with one thing
A long time ago you bothered him somehow. Since then he has bothered you back. You don’t know how or
On the road all week finally it’s Friday and he’s almost home so he calls his wife and says it will be
There are pockets of them everywhere, quiet and discreet. Usually they meet once a week
Millie calls the hotel at midnight to tell Willie he didn’t do anythi… It’s the way he didn’t do anything… that’s the problem because a man d… send a girl yellow roses on Valent…
Lamentations loud amid the tears following Orlando. Another call to take guns from people
Herb’s a middle-age son with a big family and lots of pressure. Too busy to care for Mom and Pop so he drives to Shady Lane to see if he thinks they might like the p…
The ones we didn’t abort we’re starting to euthanize so no worries there. It’s the ones in the middle still walking around
It’s Rocky’s Diner but it’s Brenda’s counter, been that way for 10 years. Brenda has her regulars who want the Special of the Day.
The priest had been here earlier a… and relatives and friends in singl… “Sorry for your troubles,” one by… bending over Maggie Murphy, silen… a foot or so from Paddy, resplende…
The call comes in to the police station. It’s a small town and the voice at the library says “He’s at it again.”
On their honeymoon he asked her not to sit down. Might bruise the peaches. Donal Mahoney