Strapped to his bed in the nursing home, he tells every nurse who comes in and tightens his straps
It was an ancient city. All the young people left as soon as they could but the old remained in their mortgaged huts
This brilliant winter morning find… waves of snow on every lawn and red graffiti dripping from the walls of Temple Mizpah
You start by throwing things out packing things that will fit in a smaller place, selling stuff that won’t, ignoring the birds because the seed’s run out
Harley turned 70 the other day and died riding his motorcycle through a pink dawn,
When he was just a boy, they took him to the dump to scavenge, bits of metal, any food that might be eaten. When he became a man,
When Fred was a boy, he heard his… talk about Grandpa going to town d… to sell the bounty of his harvest. On his farm he had eggs, butter an… vegetables and meat. He’d buy suga…
Jim Clowes had a red '53 Ford that looked terrible. The paint on the car was almost all gone, although there were still patches of paint mixed with patches of rust. The clunker was an u...
When she leaves the room when will she be back When she leaves the house how long will she be gone When she must go out of town
If America is lucky it might still happen. That lawsuit about the university accused of bilking students might go to trial and the accused
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
Fred jerks back in his recliner as his wife puts him on the spot and asks his opinion about a dress she bought on sale at a fancy place for a great price…
She was old already when you had her in 8th grade and she said you should sit in the first seat third row right in front of her for
On weekday mornings on a quiet corner three moms with small sons and daughters wait for a school bus
He tries again to situate his gros… nose beneath his spectacles. He twists the silver toothpick in… and hunches now a little more towa… saying “Listen, dear, I’ve said a…