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
It’s not Clyde who sleeps in a different doorway every night to avoid the cops and it’s not Wayne who sleeps in the
In 1961, Newton Minow said television is a vast wasteland. I was reading four papers a day th… and seldom watched television, had no opinion on what he said.
This was the first Christmas Billy was old enough to speak when he saw his gifts under the sparkling tree. His parents were waiting
Adolph’s been here since the Fort… So have Benito and Tojo. As soon as they arrived we gave each of them a huge furnace. They shovel coal all day and all n…
I tell you it’s not easy being a cat in Colorado especially on this farm where I stopped on my way to California.
A sense of shame is missing in the world today. If you find it, burp Donal Mahoney
I’m on my way to Larry’s Place, a food pantry in the city. I park a block away because parking in front of Larry’s isn’t wise even if one drives
Leaves on a Japanese Maple dance auburn in the wind remind me of that mother crossing Michigan Avenue before the light changes
Christmas is now the Holidays. But Hanukkah is still Hanukkah and Ramadan is still Ramadan. Easter still has its name. The media needs more time
A poor man comes to the door after the storm last winter and asks if he can have something to eat if he shovels the walk. You say forget about the snow.
Some say none. Others say one. Some say three in one and then say one of the three
Father the chameleon was lime gree… the first day I saw him peering in… my crib smiling and he remained lime green until kindergarten when a nun called the house and sa…
Christmas lights ring the house and carols play. Todd decorates his grand Victorian
They weren’t talking at all, back… Deep in that house, conceiving the… they weren’t talking at all, back… And they’re not talking at all, ri… Still in that house, rearing their…