Newlyweds cuddle on a bench in their garden. A hummingbird pauses then enters a lily. They make love in public.

He lives in the attic of the brownstone down on the corner, been there for years. He’s seen twice a day

Annie has a nice washing machine n… but she remembers the one her mother had with the wringer, the old-fashioned kind. Her mother took in washing and whe…

Let’s not worry about it, Dearie, life gets better, life gets worse. We’re no different than the seasons of the year except we’re luckier than most having

It’s not the same as seeing the po… in Bangladesh on PBS and hearing Gwen or Judy tell us about them b… the poor in Bangladesh scream in s… brown and gaunt and hollow-eyed.

On holidays I hear from Paul, who’s 80 if a day, who may have won his war on poverty without help from his friends. He won’t accept a cent.

Before dawn Bill stoops under crimson leaves of the low-hanging Japanese Maple

We have a drop-off problem in Ame… We must decide which restroom one can use when nature beckons. So far, tumult reigns among the pe… If we declare both genders equal

It’s Monday not Sunday and the frail lady in black is the only person in the pews. She walked in with

Hillary was at the podium setting the record straight for people who have a problem with the tone of her voice. She said when Bill was

Mrs. Ryan keeps her cat inside at… but lets it out at dawn to go anyw… while she’s at work. Every day the… crosses the road to call on the Wi… Mrs. Ryan doesn’t know her cat ca…

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.

It’s just a flophouse but it’s all he can afford and now it’s come to this. If he buys food he can’t pay the rent

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