Tim Murnane was born to parents who lived in a small brick bungalow in a lower-middle class neighborhood in Chicago. His father worked as an electrician for Commonwealth Edison Company ...

Some emails are more difficult to receive from a child long out of college

A minister’s son married a deacon’s daughter after a long courtship. It was difficult at times doing everything right

Phone rings. Wilbur answers it. “This is Grace. Is Thelma there?… “No,” says Wilbur. “She’s out won… “You mean wandering about?” ‘No, she used to wander about. No…

The question isn’t why your little world is suddenly going to hell. The question is what can you do about

They’ll be coming for us, the old lady told the young man next to her, the two of them sitting on stones under the bridge surrounded by trolls

A student asks the old poet why he has spent so many years writing. The old poet says no one’s asked him that before. He needs a minute to answer.

Cardinals bicker and knock seed from the feeder. Doves parade below. Donal Mahoney

Gramps knows a minister who collects classic Corvettes. He rents another garage whenever he buys another Corvette. He says his estate will sell the c…

Linda’s on TV this morning being interviewed by someone who specializes in interviewing unusual people. Linda’s a smart woman but

They laugh at him because he’s weak by their standards but they don’t realize they’ve signed a

Wally read something he thought good advice for those who lose the race. “Make friends of the

Ralph never planned on dying but when he did, he was swept away like a child’s kite blown astray. When he arrived at his destination… he heard angels singing, harps pla…