On their 50th anniversary Sammy gave Dolly a necklace and told his darling wife that if they lived long enough one of them would wake

You think he’d be more grateful. Neither rich nor poor he’s never wanted for anything. He’s always had what he needs but never had any gratitude

You can learn a lot, both true and false, in a dingy all-night diner where old men gather at a table in back

After the Spring rain a dove on a Dogwood branch preens like a starlet

How are things, Adolph? This is Brian, from NBC. Thanks for the interview. It will air in September if the network brings me back.

In 1920, my father, 16, was a guest of the British government. He was a prisoner of their forces occupying Ireland at the time, a group called the Black and Tans. One day he and seven o...

Being out of work during the holidays is twice as bad and twice that’s happened now to Wally Ballew

You had to have a Schwinn to lead this pack of boys riding bikes full speed baking under the Chicago sun laughing after senior year

Where did it go? I really don’t know. I lost it weeks ago in the middle of the night. Too tired to get up.

I saw Al once a month for 30 years, maybe more, doing business together. He retired to hunt bear in Alaska, hook Tarpon

Old Sol hires young Abdul, a refugee, to cut his grass and we… Saul tells his neighbor Old Paddy young Abdul does a good job and has a wife and three kids

On Saturday mornings several bowed citizens gather on the sidewalk outside the clinic to read the Bible and pray.

He lives at the edge of a forest and loves all the different trees. He comes to the city for food and basic necessities. He hates the long drive

On the table by the window balanced on its spine this leaflet butterfly open and still as a