In 1920 he came on a boat from Ireland and found his way through Ellis Island. He found a room in a boarding house

Tattoos were anathema in ‘52 on any man who got one after an all-night drunk or to impress a girlfriend. But not a word was spoken to

If love’s real, not the puppy kind, it’s not just a feeling but an act of the will a constant giving

Wally read something he thought good advice for those who lose the race. “Make friends of the

A bitter Christmas morning after a foot of snow last night. I shovel the sidewalk and make my way to the bird feeder. Before I can fill it, the wrens

Alive just one week, the Luna moth plastered to my screen door under porch light is pale green and beautiful.

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

Gramps knows a minister who collects classic Corvettes. He rents another garage whenever he buys another Corvette. He says his estate will sell the c…

Two new crutches and two double shots of Bushmills Irish Whiskey enabled Joe Faherty to move from the back seat of Moira Murphy’s 1976 Buick into Eagan’s Funeral Home for Tim McGillicud...

Fred’s a reasonable man something he takes pride in. Just the other night before he threw a dish against the wall while

On their 50th anniversary Sammy gave Dolly a necklace and told his darling wife that if they lived long enough one of them would wake

Rudy in his wheelchair gets around pretty good. He has a good job and transportation via a special van. He shops at local stores and everyone is nice except at the drug store where the ...

From my stool in the diner I watc… the old woman with elm tree arms command the big booth in back and roar for a menu, take a half hour to read it