You think you got problems? You probably do but would you trade with Phillip, a Vietnam vet who still thinks Agent Orange lurks in

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

River rafting in Montana is a fine way to spend your vacation but it’s not the same as river rafting in Zimbabwe.

Mae mailed Christmas cards today, fewer again this year because death has made her address book a skeleton. She has a son in Russia

We have one of those medical plans… my wife and I. The co-pays let us see a doctor, have a procedure, pay for medications. Can’t remembe… ever paying full price. Especially

Thunder and lightning at first, as I understand it, and then the moon will split in half and disappear and the stars will go dark

America has had presidents who will be remembered as much for what they said as for what they did. Americans will never forget

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,

Loud preacher bellows on Sunday what a silent praying mantis knows Donal Mahoney

It’s time to leave the man alone. He’s getting old, his wife says. He’s really slowing down. He’s always been a man occupied with one thing

A tragedy happened to Willie and Millie after years of marriage… All their kids were doing well and had nice families of their own but tragedy struck one dawn before

Last night my recliner broke. I used the lever to lean back and I went way back, almost heels over head. A shock. I hate going to the recliner store

Ginny didn’t know if it was a large pond or a small lake in the middle of the beautiful park where she had been hired right after high school to help with maintenance of the grounds. No...