Deep into a warm winter the Japanese red maple keeps her crown of brilliant leaves as if to prove to the evergreens especially that big blue spruce

Day and night preachers hawk the Message of the Cross on television. Once a month they pause and beg for money for

This morning I woke up early feelin’ good, feelin’ the way I felt 50 years ago, no aches, no pains, can’t wait to shower, hop on the El, go back to work,

Tornadoes in the parlor, in the kitchen, in the bathroom, t… churned every hour Dad was home. He never worked and with good reason.

You think you got problems? You probably do but would you trade with Phillip, a Vietnam vet who still thinks Agent Orange lurks in

I turn on the news to see who won the game last night but first the scores from hot spots in the city. Two people are killed

Everyone who has money should drop it in a vat and anyone who needs money should take what they need a Swede, a Dane and two

The scruffy old man and his white poodle on a long red leash were neighborhood icons years ago down at the corner

Jim Daley and Joe McCarthy had something in common. They died at 80 going to the bathroom in the middle of the night. Walt O’Brien, their protege, found this out when he called the home...

Ralph never planned on dying but when he did, he was swept away like a child’s kite blown astray. When he arrived at his destination… he heard angels singing, harps pla…

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 never what she says always how she says it and how she stands when she says it and what she says

When I was in grammar school I knew it was Wednesday when I looked out the window and saw across the street three trash cans at the curb

Jack’s a widower. His wife died years ago so every year he takes a plane and helps his mother decorate his childhood home for Christmas.

There’s always something. Like the growth you found under your arm showering this morning but you decided to go