It’s a kindergarten soccer team and Jack’s the biggest kid. His father is the coach. The team is undefeated but there’s a problem

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,

For years leprechauns lived under Pop’s fedora. They danced jigs on his head when he wore it and hid in his ears

Spider in the sink this early autumn morning swirls in a whirlpool Donal Mahoney

It’s time to leave the man alone. He’s getting old, his wife says. He’s really slowing down. He’s always been a man occupied with one thing

He wants to be fair to both sides because there’s an election coming soon so he tells his side every day

I started reading the paper early in grammar school to find the sports scores. It was fun for a child hoping to play

A good reason to get married, Tim told me before he died, is you need a driver to take you home from a colonoscopy. When cancer runs in the family

Paul’s not a veteran of Vietnam but he goes there in his dreams to watch his brother Tim walk in hazy streams sprayed with Agent Orange before he

Technology is wonderful, especially in medicine, Elmo told Opal, the day their son Brett called to tell them the good news. The doctor had told Brett and Debbie their first child would ...

A mountain man is Fillmore but there are no mountains where Fillmore lives deep in a hollow. He’s never had a job

First time seeing this doctor, a specialist. Took a month to get an appointment. The waiting room’s packed. I grab the last seat

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

Walking very slowly, ancient Wall… right behind his ancient Molly who… stepping down the garden path, her first time out in weeks, wobbly still on her new knee.