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All lives matter now unless they’re inconvenient. No room in the womb. Donal Mahoney
A good reason to get married, Tim told me before he died, is you need a driver to take you home from a colonoscopy. When cancer runs in the family
Years ago my wife bought three wall clocks, atomic clocks they’re called. They require no batteries and you don’t plug them in.
Years ago they came from many plac… to study writing at a university in the middle of America surrounded by lush corn fields. They worked hard, became friends,
Snow on Christmas Day. As I walk out with bird seed birds cry Santa’s here. Donal Mahoney
One has to be careful campaigning door-to-door. One doesn’t know who’s behind any door. Could be someone
In a very crowded bar Fred decides he must tell this fellow something important so he whispers
Wally and Stan neighbors on the same block for 30 years never had a problem until Wally asked Stan over
When the president speaks from the podium and mentions the 20 children shot to death at Sandy Hook by a lunatic with a rifle,
Red, yellow, brown work well together in a portrait of society. Add black, no problem. But if we remove the red,
Despite the digital holocaust of computers and cell phones, Newberry Library remains the Vatican of books with the right sounds,
Jim Clowes had a red '53 Ford that looked terrible. The paint on the car was almost all gone, although there were still patches of paint mixed with patches of rust. The clunker was an u...
Each morning I step from the train and march with the others leaving the station. The weatherman’s warned of rain
I can’t speak for other men but as I grow older I have found listening to my wife makes life easier. So when she said we should move to a retirement community while we’re still in reaso...
Holiday Parties Millie comes home bawling from another holiday party and Willie asks what’s the problem. Millie says her friends are cheese…
