Years ago they came from many plac… to study writing at a university in the middle of America surrounded by lush corn fields. They worked hard, became friends,
Other than death there’s no way to escape them unless you’re a hummingbird
Spider in the sink this early autumn morning swirls in a whirlpool Donal Mahoney
He’s Brad and he’s captain of the football team. He’s been chosen prom king and has a scholarship to college. Everything’s going well for him
All lives matter now unless they’re inconvenient. No room in the womb. Donal Mahoney
I know very little about computers but I use one for basic needs. Poems, stories, not much more. Like some nice women I’ve known, I’ve discovered computers
Cardinals bicker and knock seed from the feeder. Doves parade below. Donal Mahoney
Julie owns a cat that roams. Recently he’s been stopping at Jack and Brenda’s house where Brenda’s mourning her cat’s death. Brenda cries except when Julie’s…
There are a lot of people like me neither rich nor poor, idling in the middle who have never wante… for anything in our lives. We were reared by parents
Every morning before the sun comes up there’s a feral cat on our deck waiting for a can of Fancy Feast. It’s been that way for years.
It was her birthday. She was only five the dawn we went out to look at roses in Grandma’s garden
Bill’s a conservative upset that Meals on Wheels and Medicaid face possible cuts in America’s budget. He yells to colleagues
Wally and Stan neighbors on the same block for 30 years never had a problem until Wally asked Stan over
All that hair trapped in a braid silver to the waist Opal this morning nude in the mirror
It was stupid of Walt not to show it to Joan before they got married but he was too shy. He had no idea