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Donal Mahoney

Donal Mahoney

Love and Slaughter

Sheep are by a goat while
cattle are like swine, prodded, yet
cattle go by hammer while
swine are by the hind leg hung
then swung about to spigot.
Quicker, infinitely cleaner, is
the hacksaw of sweet Susan’s laughter.
 
 
Donal Mahoney

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An Odd Bobcat

An odd bobcat my father was looked more like a Siamese asleep in his recliner
Observer of Current Events

It’s not de rigueur to believe he’s there behind the sun, the stars, the moon watching us
Another Bad Halloween

Fred must explain Halloween to Op… when he gets home from the poker g… He just had another bad Halloween… He thinks Opal doesn’t know but E… from across the street called Opal
Old Man in the Attic

He lives in the attic of the brownstone down on the corner, been there for years. He’s seen twice a day
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Death Penalties

It’s time to stop the killing by order of the courts. Time to stop the injections
Keeping His Dignity

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.
Bison and Quail

I never think about bison. After all, I live in St. Louis, why should I? But when I went hunting for quail in Montana
Jimmy the Blind Man Says He’s in Love

Remember, a blind man can see things a sighted man can’t… So I’ll tell you about her and th… you can tell me whether I’m right. The first time a man meets her,
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Doorman in a Foreign Land

Forty years Leroy was a doorman at a nice hotel in a big city. He was a country boy the day he got the job because he was tall and the uniform fit, the manager s…
The Drought

You drive down the same country road every day at dawn and see through plumes of dust
After All These Years

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
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A Memory Returns as the Dow Hits 20,000

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…
A Harmless Obsession

The nice thing about crossword puz… as an obsession, Phil tells Bill,… keep you away from other obsession… that might engage your attention a… benefit no one. For example
Brunch on Easter Morning

Easter Brunch is a big deal in the metropolis where Fred lives… Restaurants run their ads Ash Wednesday through Good Frida… Years ago brunch began at 11
Myasthenia Gravis Can Affect Rich and Poor

Perhaps there should be a hard rock band called myasthenia gravis. A rare disease for which there is no cure, MG doesn’t kill anyone right away but unmanaged it’s hard to live with. In ...



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