The problem doesn’t lie in not knowing. It lies in our not seeking him because when we die we meet him and we’re blinded by

Inseparable they are, landing one after another on the ground under the bird feeder two mourning doves

Being out of work during the holidays is twice as bad and twice that’s happened now to Wally Ballew

Decades ago a small college out in the boondocks put Ambrose, a freshman, on a Greyhound Bus to attend a student convention in New York.

Lightning bolts in childhood can scar the soul forever. They’re a satanic baptism when the minister’s your father, mother, brother, sister,

Black flag on the lawn falls in pieces from the sky. Starlings in command. Donal Mahoney

I’m on my way to Larry’s Place, a food pantry in the city. I park a block away because parking in front of Larry’s isn’t wise even if one drives

Heaven’s Sake or maybe Hell No. Even if we weigh a ton our body’s not a problem

Your life as explained in your letter recently received is very difficult to read. It’s been 40 years since we last saw each other or talked. Most of your problems I knew nothing about....

One, a nun, has her transfer in her hand. She’s silently praying. Another, a hooker, has her income in her purse.

It was nearly midnight and I was driving home after a long day when I realized there was no cat food in the house and I would be facing the same trio of feral cats bright and early at t...

When he was just a boy, they took him to the dump to scavenge, bits of metal, any food that might be eaten. When he became a man,