It’s a disgusting thing but Paddy Gilhooley, who knew better as a child, had begun farting in church very early in life. He started in grammar school, many decades ago, long before the ...

Liberal or conservative the questionnaire asks about migrants. Fred’s in the middle. Asked about The Wall

It’s time to leave the man alone. He’s getting old, his wife says. He’s really slowing down. He’s always been a man occupied with one thing

It’s time to stop the killing by order of the courts. Time to stop the injections

When the dogwoods bloom pink and white blossoms create canopies of joy. Donal Mahoney

Sometimes it helps to learn a relative has died a close relative you haven’t seen in years and didn’t plan to see again because

Phil went to Memorial Park yester… on his crutches and saw new crosse… in the ground commemorating vetera… Must be a hundred more than last y… HIs brother’s cross is there, in…

If I hadn’t died, I’d still be bouncing along in that Greyhound bus through the mountains swigging a Coke.

In 1958 Elmer’s was the only high school in his county that had been integrated. Basketball was the big sport. People in the little town filled the gym every Tuesday and Friday. They ro...

One, a nun, has her transfer in her hand. She’s silently praying. Another, a hooker, has her income in her purse.

My parents were far from preachy. They went to church separately and I went to the children’s service

Spread 'Em for Anyone Edna had always had trouble with men. It started in high school when Ed… big for her age, hosted the soccer… one by one, provided they won.

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…

Millie calls the hotel at midnight to tell Willie he didn’t do anythi… It’s the way he didn’t do anything… that’s the problem because a man d… send a girl yellow roses on Valent…