Several years ago I encountered a… idling away as it waited to pick u… at a community center in suburban… I walked past the bus and observed its large exhaust pipe spewing
No more smarmy voice No more befuddled face No more Tucker Carlson Fox is in a better place
Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River… was published more than a century… Its enduring popularity derives fr… telling truths about the human con… The most compelling message of all
The world I grew up in meaning the late 20th Century had white stuff falling from the s… on December days like this one. The kid that I was at the time
“No person is above the law.” Either we believe that or we don’t… We’ll soon find out which one it i…
Everyone will have a best summer o… Even if they won’t know it at the… There will always be the promise o… Even if they will never quite mate… Everyone also has a last summer on…
My home is in Chicago, and perhaps will always be. Seeing other places, sometimes, Is a form of therapy.
Ever the sun shines Ever the heart pines Ever the eye sees Ever the dog pees Ever the birds fly
Dozens of face masks In varied sizes, materials, and co… Were shoved into a coffee can Over the course of the pandemic. Tossing them into the garbage toda…
Ron DeSantis is A foul combination of Gaston and LeFou.
Red America Visiting you this weekend Could never live here
Everyone wishes for a “better” lif… in some ways. A bigger house in a more desireable neighborhood. A sportscar or an SUV that
Ted Mondale, the son of the man who served as Jimmy Carter’s vice president, eulogized the former president tod…
In the enduring schism between “Dog People” and “Cat Pe… (since hardly anyone can be both, and people who get along without p… are not really at issue here)
When I was there ten weeks ago Portugal seemed most charming. But today the fires raging there Are utterly alarming. Then I witnessed only blue
