Ruth’s at an age where she’s happy to sit in the sun under a patio umbrella and watch a line of ants
Herb remembers when he was young he’d go to the doctor and complain about aches and pains and sniffles… Now he’s up in years and still goes to the doctor but never
It’s not de rigueur to believe he’s there behind the sun, the stars, the moon watching us
In 1958 Elmer’s was the only high school in his county that had been integrated. Basketball was the big sport. People in the little town filled the gym every Tuesday and Friday. They ro...
Bill’s been seeing a therapist for years trying to get his life on track but all he talks about is his many regrets in a life
Tea in the afternoon with his wife of many years is usually peaceful, Hubert thinks before he makes his announcement. Then he says it. “I’m going upstairs,” Hubert tells Ruth as he hois...
Virgil comes to group therapy every week in his pick-up truck with his dog, Buster, standing in the bed of the truck. The sessions are held for veterans of Korea and Vietnam. Quite a fe...
Am I right or am I right, one neighbor asked the other as they walked the few blocks to vote in different primaries. Some people make a good
The old poet has agreed to read his poems in Hanley Hall if a student will push his wheelchair on stage. Agreed. And students must agree not to ask
Mike’s old now. His mind is somewhere in the Fifties. Every few weeks one of his kids takes
Fifty years ago Jane got on a plane and flew away without saying good-bye. Her parents took her, I know.
I saw Al once a month for 30 years, maybe more, doing business together. He retired to hunt bear in Alaska, hook Tarpon
When she leaves the room when will she be back When she leaves the house how long will she be gone When she must go out of town
Miyuki is old enough to have been a child during World War II. Indeed, some of her students are that old as well but they are eager to learn and listen to her carefully. She is a teache...
A homeless man hangs himself from a tree at night in the city to close out the year. At dawn a passerby uses
