Dad hit me only once, an uppercut to the solar plexus. It nearly lifted me off my feet. I was 17 then and already fairly tall, 6’1.” He was 48 and of medium height, 5’8,” a fireplug who...

If he were perfect he wouldn’t be Dan the Handyman, laying tile in crooked rows,

Bill’s a conservative upset that Meals on Wheels and Medicaid face possible cuts in America’s budget. He yells to colleagues

Other than death there’s no way to escape them unless you’re a hummingbird

It used to bother me to see odd people leapfrog parking meters and shout every day is Halloween until

A homeless man hangs himself from a tree at night in the city to close out the year. At dawn a passerby uses

The nice thing about crossword puz… as an obsession, Phil tells Bill,… keep you away from other obsession… that might engage your attention a… benefit no one. For example

In America we say we get the government we deserve. That’s been true for the past eight years.

It’s almost time for the Academy… Theaters are showing their best mo… and someone I know wants to go. I used to pay 15 cents to see Roy… in black and white cowboy up on Tr…

They’ll be coming for us, the old lady told the young man next to her, the two of them sitting on stones under the bridge surrounded by trolls

Robin on the lawn. Three hops and stops to listen. Somewhere must be spring. Donal Mahoney

The uncommon is common in America today. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, Seinfeld