I lived in the attic back then, and late those evenings I had to s… and couldn’t afford to go drinking I’d run down to the deli and buy bagels and smoked lox.

Ruth’s at an age where she’s happy to sit in the sun under a patio umbrella and watch a line of ants

An hour a day, sometimes more, I chipped away with mallet and chisel on a block of marble

Walking in the forest as morning comes I hear piccolos of wrens and robins offer hymns to God

Planned Parenthood surgeons deplored the murder of Cecil the Lion. They wonder how a

Leaves on a Japanese Maple dance auburn in the wind remind me of that mother crossing Michigan Avenue before the light changes

Fred jerks back in his recliner as his wife puts him on the spot and asks his opinion about a dress she bought on sale at a fancy place for a great price…

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

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,

A moment ago, in a flicker of pique, with a wave of the hand, I dispersed them. Glorious birds,

I was warm and toasty, curled up, napping in amniotic fluid, without a worry when suddenly

Do you remember how to tie a Windsor knot the way your father taught you on graduation day in eighth grade

It is said brave folks who understand this new world understand demons. Donal Mahoney

It’s a small backyard I’ve watched for years from an upstairs window while chained to a computer. Whatever the weather