He publishes poems by writers who find no publishers elsewhere. They suffer rejection and he gives them hope.

In a very crowded bar Fred decides he must tell this fellow something important so he whispers

Born at the foot of the mountain what will you do? You have time to decide but some die young.

It’s a kindergarten soccer team and Jack’s the biggest kid. His father is the coach. The team is undefeated but there’s a problem

Bill would come every Sunday to his mother’s house after a tough divorce. He’d bring his laundry for his mother to do and then he’d devour the roast beef dinner she always made for him....

I told my son now that he’s a father he has to be careful about what he says around his child. No swearing, of course,

My father never talked much about religion but he went to Mass every Sunday, the 6:30 Mass where few people would be and he wouldn’t have to deal with friends and neighbors. His contrib...

Sixty years ago, the two of us rode tricycles up a little hill behind our school. Nothing stopped us till

They’re starlets Hollywood has yet to discover, two nice young ladies who assemble sandwiches at the Subway Shop Monday through Friday at noon.

They were refugees, too, back in the Forties, settled in Chicago, learned English, some a lot, some a little,

That’s a very big tree and a boy scout could climb it with all the right gear. But it’s a condominium, too. You would disturb families.

Day and night preachers hawk the Message of the Cross on television. Once a month they pause and beg for money for

When Normal Norman takes his seat in Room 220 in Dumbach Hall to hear the eminent Dr. Engelhard… recite Beowulf again, Norman knows that he can suck

They’ve been here for years two blue jays who live in our yard year round. In winter they’re silent at the feeder but screeching