He should have married someone, James tells himself at 80 coughing in bed with the flu. He remembers very well that Miranda was a nice girl.

Autumn and the leaves, crisp in the swirling air, are pheasant wings once more Donal Mahoney

It was stupid of Walt not to show it to Joan before they got married but he was too shy. He had no idea

You’re standing on a window ledge on the 50th floor of your building… It’s Valentine’s Day in Manhatta… clouds cruising, sun everywhere, a nice breeze tossing your hair,

Old Tim writes poetry now in his heaven of retirement. He’s had nice jobs over the years but swears retirement is better.

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

After 50 years Wilma at her class reunion thinks Waldo’s changed with age that he’s nice now, not the snake she wed

Every morning before the sun comes up there’s a feral cat on our deck waiting for a can of Fancy Feast. It’s been that way for years.

It was a mistake to take home economics out of the curriculum at so many high schools, says Wally, a retired teacher who has an ongoing interest in education. He taught high school for ...

Melanie cried for hours the day a drunk driver ran over her dog a week after she had an abortion. She loved that dog so much she told her mother she knew

Porch light bright all night keeps thieves away but not the moths that dance till dawn

He’s at least 70 now and has never forgotten his childhood. He lives with that child every day… He remembers that Thanksgiving Da… his family had parched field corn

No red kettles and bells this December outside the stores at the mall in our suburbs this year. They irritate shoppers,