Happened 40 years ago senior year of college they were engaged to marry in June till he dropped her off

Willie in his 80s now hadn’t made sense in years. His wife understood his grunts from the recliner where she propped him up

Through the nursery glass Carlos Montero peeks at Consuela, his twelfth, in the arms of a nurs… Pink as a peony with brilliant black hair,

The other day I was talking to a neighbor who said he has found a way to help the poor and improve our environment simultaneously. It’s no secret, he said, that we have a dire food shor...

Wally read something he thought good advice for those who lose the race. “Make friends of the

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…

Old barber shop in a neighborhood never posh now poor. A single chair with an ancient barber

Ginny didn’t know if it was a large pond or a small lake in the middle of the beautiful park where she had been hired right after high school to help with maintenance of the grounds. No...

No Supper for a Year My wife looks out the kitchen wind… and tells me the starlings are bac… the same big flock as yesterday strolling around our yard

The teacher tells the third grade the order of the seasons cannot be changed. Summer, fall, winter, spring arrive in order, then start over.

Your life as explained in your letter recently received is very difficult to read. It’s been 40 years since we last saw each other or talked. Most of your problems I knew nothing about....

How many times have I said I’m through teasing myself, through pretending I don’t enjoy the wreath of a woman

He tried so hard to be everybody’s friend, agreed with everything we said. Some of us liked him, others were indifferent,

My wife’s upset because I won’t answer the phone in the middle of the night even though the phone’s on my side of the bed.

The tale’s a parable and it scares Bill more than any creepy clown hiding behind a tree