When my neighbor told me over the fence a month ago the doctor said she had two years to live,
Young hummingbird swirls and darts to the red feeder. Black cat waits below. Donal Mahoney
My grandson whispers the morning dew sparkles like diamonds in the grass. Donal Mahoney
Great Dane out walking day after the funeral small widow next door Donal Mahoney
We have something in common, a fellow I talk to now and then. We’re about the same age and perhaps the only ones in the diner who think our past lives are interesting. So when the two o...
There’s always something. Like the growth you found under your arm showering this morning but you decided to go
When a writer lacks verbs and nouns he’s the victim of writer’s block. His mind may house
In the woods soft snow falls on the first day of spring. Two daffodils laugh. Donal Mahoney
A neighbor lady I hadn’t seen in a year I heard was bedridden. Her former husband dropped by, asked if I’d to take in her trash… when I brought in my own.
Puerto Rican girl thin, thin, let street lights pour bourbon on your hair, anise on your skin.
Snow on Christmas Day. As I walk out with bird seed birds cry Santa’s here. Donal Mahoney
What if your parents had never met had never married had never yelled at each other
Some choose not to have children others maybe one or two three seems to be the max now it’s not like when Paul was young and a family might have had six or…
Last night my recliner broke. I used the lever to lean back and I went way back, almost heels over head. A shock. I hate going to the recliner store
One has to be careful campaigning door-to-door. One doesn’t know who’s behind any door. Could be someone
