A moment ago, in a flicker of pique, with a wave of the hand, I dispersed them. Glorious birds,
In the fall we lose an hour in most of the United States when we have to turn our clocks back. This is not the case
He was predictable all those years going home after work doing odd jobs around the house
In 1962, I was a caseworker, not a social worker, in the Cabrini-Green Housing Project in Chicago. In that era, the difference between a caseworker and a social worker was simple. A soc...
Woman in a window brushing long hair madly screams at a little boy down in the street licking an ice cream cone
A student asks the old poet why he has spent so many years writing. The old poet says no one’s asked him that before. He needs a minute to answer.
You think he’d be more grateful. Neither rich nor poor he’s never wanted for anything. He’s always had what he needs but never had any gratitude
The Sixties almost killed Will, a wasted man who sobered up long enough to vote for JFK. And he’d have voted for RFK if he hadn’t been killed as well.
Through the window I see the sun fire up for the last time today. There are jays in the trees near the meadow,
In a long marriage couples communicate in so many ways, often in silence. In recent years I rise very early and now leave post-it notes
Almost toothless now, old Romeo puts his Bible down, relaxes in his rocker, pours brandy in his snifter and scribbles in his ledger
You’re an old man in a nice suit and tie out with your wife at a fancy function with nice people
I like to watch master chefs on television do their thing. My favorite is Jacques Pépin when he has to chop an onion. No one chops an onion faster.
Let’s not worry about it, Dearie, life gets better, life gets worse. We’re no different than the seasons of the year except we’re luckier than most having
My mother always said my father was a little odd and she lived wit… all those years and should have kn… When we were small my sister and… knew he was different. No other fa…
