They weren’t talking at all, back… Deep in that house, conceiving the… they weren’t talking at all, back… And they’re not talking at all, ri… Still in that house, rearing their…

It’s Rocky’s Diner but it’s Brenda’s counter, been that way for 10 years. Brenda has her regulars who want the Special of the Day.

When Normal Norman takes his seat in Room 220 in Dumbach Hall to hear the eminent Dr. Engelhard… recite Beowulf again, Norman knows that he can suck

Underneath the feeder black juncos write hieroglyphics in the snow. Two cardinals arrive In a flash of red. They add

Young hummingbird swirls and darts to the red feeder. Black cat waits below. Donal Mahoney

They were refugees, too, back in the Forties, settled in Chicago, learned English, some a lot, some a little,

Summer evenings after the news at 6 p.m. the Widow Murphy comes out of her tiny bungalow and sits on her front porch swing

I saw Al once a month for 30 years, maybe more, doing business together. He retired to hunt bear in Alaska, hook Tarpon

These are old people retired and driving slowly from small apartments in economy cars getting out on canes

The story goes Pa met Ma in the city when he drove a truckload of pigs to market. She was the young waitress who served him cup after cup of coffee and gave him three eggs instead of ju...

When the dogwoods bloom pink and white blossoms create canopies of joy. Donal Mahoney

I sit here at peace and mind my own business and hope for a butterfly. I never take one out of the air. I paint only the flight of the but…