Happened 40 years ago senior year of college they were engaged to marry in June till he dropped her off
An incident in youth never meant to happen recorded on a pad to be read another time
What will she do with him? That is, if she’s elected. She’ll have to take him with her to the White House after keeping him in the doghouse.
When you were a boy in 1948 living on a block of bungalows in Chicago right after WWII you had a red wagon you pulled behind your mother
Phone rings. Wilbur answers it. “This is Grace. Is Thelma there?… “No,” says Wilbur. “She’s out won… “You mean wandering about?” ‘No, she used to wander about. No…
They moved in on Sunday, a bright and sunny day, the first black family on the bloc… They drove up in two U-Hauls and slowly carried furniture
A refugee from another country tel… people thrive on proving their bel… more than understanding one anothe… They will let a stereotype fall on… like a cheap dress as long as it f…
And so I’ll tell old Max, and maybe he will listen, it’s time to call the plumber in and tell him,
The others, of course, are more ra… but less apt to show it. Whenever I strike, I never romp o… I stand with the wrist that I’ve… from the lady locked in my teeth
The call comes in to the police station. It’s a small town and the voice at the library says “He’s at it again.”
When we were kids growing up in the city we had prairies and a little hill and we’d put Stevie
Three sisters single in their 40s gather 'round the fire on a night of thunder to figure out which sister
Books covered in dust are stacked from floor to ceiling. Screens light up the house. Donal Mahoney
This morning I woke up early feelin’ good, feelin’ the way I felt 50 years ago, no aches, no pains, can’t wait to shower, hop on the El, go back to work,
It’s Ramadan and late one evening I walk by a mosque and hear little girls laughing on the sidewalk,
