There’s a force that makes a boulder hard to push up a hill. And there’s always a boulder and always a hill when it comes to helping the poor find something
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
Dad, happy to see you’re taking a nap. I’m down at the pier so give me a shout when you wake up
In a yard abandoned this winter when the owner moved grass is growing this spring
The mug of tea I drank at dawn, the tea that drove me to the train needs a refill.
When Molly and Tim got married they spent hours talking about everything they had to get done. And indeed they got a lot done. Now their kids have families
America had a choice November 8 between a devil they know and a devil they don’t. They chose
Beautiful fall day in a potter’s field outside a small town. A funeral is underway but that doesn’t stop
Both of them had been to Korea. Both of them had made it back. One found a job
Linda’s an animal person who puts her money where her mouth is, owns a ranch outside the city and takes in kittens, puppies, birds that
These are old people retired and driving slowly from small apartments in economy cars getting out on canes
Someone smart told me yesterday you never really know the meaning of a word until
If you’re a reprobate in recovery you have to be careful what you do… You’re no different than an alcoho… always in danger of falling again. At least an alcoholic has a diseas…
This senior citizen whose face is Rushmore still squats with pigeons on the steps of the Rogers Park Masonic Templ… She wears a shawl this snowy day
Thirty years ago, long before ISIS started executing Kurds, Muslims and Christians, I hired a Pakistani Muslim as an art director in Chicago. I was an Irish Catholic editor putting out ...
