Jim Daley and Joe McCarthy had something in common. They died at 80 going to the bathroom in the middle of the night. Walt O’Brien, their protege, found this out when he called the home...

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

When bread is this good a morsel will suffice and when wine

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

Each morning I step from the train and march with the others leaving the station. The weatherman’s warned of rain

Being poor on our patch of land was better than being poor all the years I’ve lived in the ci… We had a couple of cows, a rooster and seven hens.

Millie calls the hotel at midnight to tell Willie he didn’t do anythi… It’s the way he didn’t do anything… that’s the problem because a man d… send a girl yellow roses on Valent…

A corner sentinel for 40 years, Charlie’s Diner is the only landmark in a neighborhood of blue-collar people who love their burgers thick

A rainy Sunday and Pastor Smith is in his pulpit bellowing to the congregation, “I hope you understand

Farmer John knows he’s old but didn’t think he was that old until he went to town one day and met a young lady he liked as much as he likes the corn

When I was in grammar school I knew it was Wednesday when I looked out the window and saw across the street three trash cans at the curb

Ruth’s at an age where she’s happy to sit in the sun under a patio umbrella and watch a line of ants

Herb’s a middle-age son with a big family and lots of pressure. Too busy to care for Mom and Pop so he drives to Shady Lane to see if he thinks they might like the p…

An article in the paper reports something one doesn’t see happen in America very often. Eighty billionaires, millionaires and others close to that level

She’s at a flower show miles away arranging roses in a vase very carefully.