There never was anyone like Ali between the ropes or facing the public. In the ring and out

Forget the fall equinox. Fall arrives when all the moths that dance on summer nights around the porch light disappear when the first cold dawn appears.

On their honeymoon he asked her not to sit down. Might bruise the peaches. Donal Mahoney

It’s a 50th anniversary dinner for Bernie and Blanche at the Elk… After dessert Blanche grabs the m… and primes the crowd by announcing… “Fifty year’s we’ve been married

It’s a matter of beans, says Rosie, 79, legally blind, her fingers dancing across a Bible in braille, when a reporter asks her about

A tractor trailer with slats and m… pulls up at a city slaughterhouse. The driver pulls the wrong lever and two thousand pounds of trotting cattle go for an easy

Made in America means different things to different people. In 1998 they made our old Camry in Japan.

The poor are hungry in America. Their numbers would fill stadiums throughout this prosperous land. And feral cats are running wild, eating songbirds in our yards,

There are a lot of people like me neither rich nor poor, idling in the middle who have never wante… for anything in our lives. We were reared by parents

I understand what you mean when you say you’re alone and hope someone rings your bell day or night but that’s not the case with me.

Tommy is the only man for miles around who can knot a ti… Old farmers come to town on Satur… and wave from pickups with respect when they see Tommy on the street

A rainy Sunday and Pastor Smith is in his pulpit bellowing to the congregation, “I hope you understand

After all these years my wife at the ironing board, perfect in panties. Donal Mahoney

Jimmy was visiting his father when Mr. Crenshaw called to say Mrs. Bittles had died the night before of a sudden heart attack.