Monsanto still has problems after the carnage caused by Agent Orange. People continue to decay. Monsanto’s Roundup
Walking very slowly, ancient Wall… right behind his ancient Molly who… stepping down the garden path, her first time out in weeks, wobbly still on her new knee.
Memories never go away. They’re visitors from yesterday arriving unannounced often to a mixed reception. Faces aren’t clear but
When ancient Elmer was young and dashing and on the prowl, he would wait for a phone call about love or anger from someone important to him at the time. Over the years more than a few w...
Every time the phone rings Bill’s afraid the caller might say another childhood classmate has di… This will hit him hard because Bill knows he’s moseying along
I’m on my way to Larry’s Place, a food pantry in the city. I park a block away because parking in front of Larry’s isn’t wise even if one drives
Things reach a certain age, an age at which things don’t work the way they once did. The battery in your car,
Sometimes a person can go too far, Mickey said, two stools over downing another beer,
Lamentations loud amid the tears following Orlando. Another call to take guns from people
Reunions can happen and leave you speechless. I’m standing at a bank of elevators in a hospital going to visit my wife
She’s a snake charmer but doesn’t know it. That’s why the cobra married her and has lived so many years in its basket.
Some say when daffodils shoot up Spring is here. It’s safe to put away your boots and shovels.
The widow hires four men to rip out her lovely garden. She’s too old to weed it. All the roses will go to the young bride across
First leaves of autumn. Slow parachutes this morning almost at the curb. Donal Mahoney
During the day there might be three cars parked at different places anywhere on the block. But at midnight there isn’t