Every morning before the sun comes up there’s a feral cat on our deck waiting for a can of Fancy Feast. It’s been that way for years.

When he was just a boy, they took him to the dump to scavenge, bits of metal, any food that might be eaten. When he became a man,

He’s a chef today but Raj Patel was once a swami in another life and a mongoose twice in other lives as well. All this occurred in Bangalore

Lamentations loud amid the tears following Orlando. Another call to take guns from people

I like to watch master chefs on television do their thing. My favorite is Jacques Pépin when he has to chop an onion. No one chops an onion faster.

The two weeks I spent in that small town on assignment, I saw no blacks except for two older women regal in every way,

Monsanto still has problems after the carnage caused by Agent Orange. People continue to decay. Monsanto’s Roundup

Fred prefers a mouse connected by a wire to his keyboard. Walt prefers a mouse that’s portable, able

Alive just one week, the Luna moth plastered to my screen door under porch light is pale green and beautiful.

Yes, fifty years ago today it happened. Quite a story. He was your favorite uncle and he liked you a lot too. You were all torn up.

In a life with many valleys and a few mountaintops Alvin has met many people he thought were normal and others he thought not.

There are Merry-Go-Rounds on Main Street all over America. They hide in storefronts offering payday loans to people who can’t borrow money anywhere else.

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.

Miss Goody Two-Shoes’ sweaters aren’t too tight, skirts aren’t too straight and heels aren’t too high. She’s a swan gliding

On the road all week finally it’s Friday and he’s almost home so he calls his wife and says it will be