Before the Inauguration the man must divest himself of his stocks and bonds close every hotel he owns lay off hundreds of employees

Jack’s a widower. His wife died years ago so every year he takes a plane and helps his mother decorate his childhood home for Christmas.

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

He’s not among the quick and not among the dead. He’s somewhere in between he tells anyone who stops his wheelchair in the halls

My boss has a problem with God or rather a problem with me because I believe in God and he doesn’t. Or so we discover

All lives matter now unless they’re inconvenient. No room in the womb. Donal Mahoney

We hung suet out on the deck today hoping the wrens would come and stay the winter,

An old guy on the subway with a lunch bucket tells a young lady with a brief case Bernie hasn’t got a chance.

The story goes Pa met Ma in the city when he drove a truckload of pigs to market. She was the young waitress who served him cup after cup of coffee and gave him three eggs instead of ju...

Praise for Him coming from us is like the bark of a terrier at the foot of his master

This senior citizen whose face is Rushmore still squats with pigeons on the steps of the Rogers Park Masonic Templ… She wears a shawl this snowy day

Dad, happy to see you’re taking a nap. I’m down at the pier so give me a shout when you wake up

Porch light bright all night keeps thieves away but not the moths that dance till dawn

Linda’s an animal person who puts her money where her mouth is, owns a ranch outside the city and takes in kittens, puppies, birds that

I know very little about computers but I use one for basic needs. Poems, stories, not much more. Like some nice women I’ve known, I’ve discovered computers