“Screw the Vernal Equinox” is all Cootie Kelly ever says sitting triumphant with his foaming glass of Guinness on the last stool at Maggie’s

We have one of those medical plans… my wife and I. The co-pays let us see a doctor, have a procedure, pay for medications. Can’t remembe… ever paying full price. Especially

We see stories on the internet that are simply fake news, many of them malicious as well. It’s hard to tell the difference but a single sentence found

As autumn turns colder there’s only one moth fluttering at midnight around the porch light. He’s the last of the flock

My father never talked much about religion but he went to Mass every Sunday, the 6:30 Mass where few people would be and he wouldn’t have to deal with friends and neighbors. His contrib...

Every evening, up in my rooom, I try to finish a poem but Chicago is hot and it’s better outside,

When you have an hour to live what matters then is Christ in a pyx in the vest pocket

Wally made the long drive home from vacation on Election Day because he wanted to vote. He went for a jog and then to the… and cast his vote for his candidat…

For years Willie has saved his mo… investing it in stocks and bonds, waiting to sit in his recliner each quarter with a martini reviewing his profits.

Each morning I step from the train and march with the others leaving the station. The weatherman’s warned of rain

They laugh at him because he’s weak by their standards but they don’t realize they’ve signed a

In a very crowded bar Fred decides he must tell this fellow something important so he whispers