In 1920, my father, 16, was a guest of the British government. He was a prisoner of their forces occupying Ireland at the time, a group called the Black and Tans. One day he and seven o...

Seeing is believing smart people often tell me but no one ever told me believing is seeing

An odd bobcat my father was looked more like a Siamese asleep in his recliner

If the goal of business is to make a profit and it is—and if the goal of government is to take care of people

Old Sam in Room 322 at the nursing home asked the nurse to push his bed near the window because in October he likes to watch the l…

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 ...

I’ll have to ask some preacher what if he comes when it’s inconvenient when I’m bowling or lifting a stein of lager

He’s a vet from Vietnam who won’t say much about what happened over there except to say his problem began with Agent Orange,

Lightning bolts in childhood can scar the soul forever. They’re a satanic baptism when the minister’s your father, mother, brother, sister,

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,

On Saturday mornings several bowed citizens gather on the sidewalk outside the clinic to read the Bible and pray.

Thirty years I’ve lived in Missou… with its major threat for an earth… So far no problems but experts say the big one could arrive any day. California’s lovely but with its q…

You have to be married at least 30 years to know what your wife is thinking before she says it aloud. More than 40 years to know

Robin on the lawn. Three hops and stops to listen. Somewhere must be spring. Donal Mahoney

Wally and Stan neighbors on the same block for 30 years never had a problem until Wally asked Stan over