When I was eight I jumped off a roof as if I had a parachute and broke a leg. He was there when I landed,

The scruffy old man and his white poodle on a long red leash were neighborhood icons years ago down at the corner

Tommy is the only man for miles around who can knot a ti… Old farmers come to town on Satur… and wave from pickups with respect when they see Tommy on the street

Strapped to his bed in the nursing home, he tells every nurse who comes in and tightens his straps

Six months ago an old black couple moved into an old brick house on a block of old white people. A dither erupted over the fences

The problem with Chloe is she moved to San Diego where the weather’s fair but hasn’t found anyone who’ll listen to her so she

An old guy on the subway with a lunch bucket tells a young lady with a brief case Bernie hasn’t got a chance.

My wife likes to garden. She’s crazy about roses, lilies and daisies. She says I should get out in the garden and weed.

Every day the same play. The moment I rise, the first act begins, the same plot

Bill’s been seeing a therapist for years trying to get his life on track but all he talks about is his many regrets in a life

A long time ago you bothered him somehow. Since then he has bothered you back. You don’t know how or

A spindly young fawn wanders away from its doe. Coyotes must eat. Donal Mahoney

Although it snowed a little Wedne… Jane’s hyacinths are blooming. And in the yard she saw this morni… 50 robins hopping in the sun. Some flew in couples into trees

It’s your anniversary so you’re thinking steak but your wife wants ramen so you go to a nice place and order the fancy ramen

Mrs. Ryan keeps her cat inside at… but lets it out at dawn to go anyw… while she’s at work. Every day the… crosses the road to call on the Wi… Mrs. Ryan doesn’t know her cat ca…