When a young woman like that sails into the conference room, all masts billowing, there’s nothing the men around the table can do
They’ve been here for years two blue jays who live in our yard year round. In winter they’re silent at the feeder but screeching
Some things can’t be fixed any other way says Bill in his bedroom on the third floor hoping to get some sleep
My grandson whispers the morning dew sparkles like diamonds in the grass. Donal Mahoney
Day and night preachers hawk the Message of the Cross on television. Once a month they pause and beg for money for
The kitchens of Auschwitz are belching again. Ancient chefs, puffed hats askew, storm once more
If smiles had echoes all the world would hear Grandma’s bouncing off the stars Donal Mahoney
You were a little older than three the day your father taught you how to pee, standing up. Your father trumpeted your triumph and your mother laughed in the kit…
We have a drop-off problem in Ame… We must decide which restroom one can use when nature beckons. So far, tumult reigns among the pe… If we declare both genders equal
Little Nora and Grandpa Bill sit on swings in Grandma’s garden. A hummingbird arrives to sample the brilliant flowers at this buff… Grandpa Bill sees a teaching mome…
Jim Clowes had a red '53 Ford that looked terrible. The paint on the car was almost all gone, although there were still patches of paint mixed with patches of rust. The clunker was an u...
Old Sam on his deathbed says he’d rewrite his life if he could. He’d do so many things differently… be nice to all his wives if he cou… but luckily they had died before h…
This traveling salesman has worn out six vans in 40 years and he hopes to retire soon. Age and illness
They laugh at him because he’s weak by their standards but they don’t realize they’ve signed a
In the glow of the porch light one moth a final fandango nowhere to go
