Strong man Samson told Delilah seven locks of hair were the secret of his strength

Standing in line behind a father and his little boy waiting to reach the register

America has had presidents who will be remembered as much for what they said as for what they did. Americans will never forget

He looks for you until you find him while you wonder if he’s there Donal Mahoney

The old poet has agreed to read his poems in Hanley Hall if a student will push his wheelchair on stage. Agreed. And students must agree not to ask

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

Handsome is as handsome does, Jeanie always said, when Donald was away on business.

When the president speaks from the podium and mentions the 20 children shot to death at Sandy Hook by a lunatic with a rifle,

This is Granny in the Ozarks call… Please come down before spring goes away for summer. The geese are coming through and landing on the pond

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

You start by throwing things out packing things that will fit in a smaller place, selling stuff that won’t, ignoring the birds because the seed’s run out

How are things, Adolph? This is Brian, from NBC. Thanks for the interview. It will air in September if the network brings me back.

It was her birthday. She was only five the dawn we went out to look at roses in Grandma’s garden

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.

Wally and Fred voted in the big election and then went to O’Leary’s Bar for a couple of beers. O’Leary’s is where men who work for the city go after every important election. Chicago ha...