After 50 years Wilma at her class reunion thinks Waldo’s changed with age that he’s nice now, not the snake she wed

They’re in the kitchen, drinking coffee, the kids, in their fifties now, figuring out what to do about Dad who’s

A homeless man hangs himself from a tree at night in the city to close out the year. At dawn a passerby uses

Departures from the norm we are. Not just you and me but

I can’t speak for other men but as I grow older I have found listening to my wife makes life easier. So when she said we should move to a retirement community while we’re still in reaso...

More than 30 years ago the Supreme Court in the United States ruled that if individuals are mentally ill but not criminally insane they cannot be confined to asylums. They must be allow...

A gathering of elders from the local rest home is out for a walk after dusk on canes and walkers admiring roses and lilies

Yours is the first email I opened… I appreciate your suggested revisi… to send the work back once I’ve ma… I can tell you spent a lot of time… I’m afraid, however, that I can’t…

At a school reunion festive and grand a young teacher makes a point with a retired teacher

Sarah makes sandwiches all day, piling meat and trimmings high on pillowy bread she spreads apart before her customers’ eyes. Hardworking men love her sandwiche…

It’s your anniversary so you’re thinking steak but your wife wants ramen so you go to a nice place and order the fancy ramen

My wife likes to garden. She’s crazy about roses, lilies and daisies. She says I should get out in the garden and weed.

This morning I woke up early feelin’ good, feelin’ the way I felt 50 years ago, no aches, no pains, can’t wait to shower, hop on the El, go back to work,

Third day on her honeymoon Sharon asks Butch what it’s like for a man before he gets married. A bricklayer by trade, and a man of few words,

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