I’m not saying my father hated the English, God forbid. If he were still alive, he’d hate to hear me say that. He’d correct me right away and say he didn’t hate the English. Truth be to...

You’re an old man in a nice suit and tie out with your wife at a fancy function with nice people

We worry so much because we’re nice people. We want to find a way to feed the poor house the poor

The problem with Chloe is she moved to San Diego where the weather’s fair but hasn’t found anyone who’ll listen to her so she

Puerto Rican girl thin, thin, let street lights pour bourbon on your hair, anise on your skin.

It’s just a flophouse but it’s all he can afford and now it’s come to this. If he buys food he can’t pay the rent

It’s Rocky’s Diner but it’s Brenda’s counter, been that way for 10 years. Brenda has her regulars who want the Special of the Day.

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

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.”

I know very little about computers but I use one for basic needs. Poems, stories, not much more. Like some nice women I’ve known, I’ve discovered computers

Sheep are by a goat while cattle are like swine, prodded, ye… cattle go by hammer while swine are by the hind leg hung then swung about to spigot.

After the Spring rain a dove on a Dogwood branch preens like a starlet