The mug of tea I drank at dawn, the tea that drove me to the train needs a refill.

It was a mistake to take home economics out of the curriculum at so many high schools, says Wally, a retired teacher who has an ongoing interest in education. He taught high school for ...

River rafting in Montana is a fine way to spend your vacation but it’s not the same as river rafting in Zimbabwe.

Harley turned 70 the other day and died riding his motorcycle through a pink dawn,

Jesus, can we talk? Some folks say you’re coming back any day now but many of them have been saying that for years. They say it could happen tomorrow, or maybe next week, and they’ve al...

We worry so much because we’re nice people. We want to find a way to feed the poor house the poor

Monsanto still has problems after the carnage caused by Agent Orange. People continue to decay. Monsanto’s Roundup

Three sisters single in their 40s gather 'round the fire on a night of thunder to figure out which sister

Mae mailed Christmas cards today, fewer again this year because death has made her address book a skeleton. She has a son in Russia

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...

This black moth flew in the front door of the living room the other night and has been up

The doctor tells Phil and his wif… he’s in pretty good health for a m… his age but he needs to exercise. And Phil says he agrees and then goes on to explain

Millicent was the daughter who danced ballet and sang until she met Butchie on a rainy day. He was in coveralls and cowboy hat and fixed

A friend in England rings me up and we talk about this and that. He asks if my president’s in touch with all that’s going on and I say he should be in touch, going to

An old friend lost an old friend the other day. Jim said they were both getting up in years and he just happened to outlast Herman. Jim was black and Herman was white but that had never...