The story goes Pa met Ma in the city when he drove a truckload of pigs to market. She was the young waitress who served him cup after cup of coffee and gave him three eggs instead of ju...

Phone rings. Wilbur answers it. “This is Grace. Is Thelma there?… “No,” says Wilbur. “She’s out won… “You mean wandering about?” ‘No, she used to wander about. No…

Elmo has spent 40 years cutting hair in a little shop in a country town along the Mississippi. Vegetables and meat

They buried Colleen Garrity today a woman 95 few people thought would ever die and what a lovely eulogy her cousin Paddy gave. Paddy must be 80 if a day yet he

I have a new email address. Old one may work for awhile but like life, it can stop at any time… One problem so far. This new address sends emails

A neighbor lady I hadn’t seen in a year I heard was bedridden. Her former husband dropped by, asked if I’d to take in her trash… when I brought in my own.

Made in America means different things to different people. In 1998 they made our old Camry in Japan.

They’ve been here for years two blue jays who live in our yard year round. In winter they’re silent at the feeder but screeching

He lives at the edge of a forest and loves all the different trees. He comes to the city for food and basic necessities. He hates the long drive

They’re getting older, five brothers and sisters, all with degrees, jobs, families, nice homes, good lives, happier than most except when they must

Dylann Roof defended himself in the sentencing phase of his tri… after he was convicted of killing nine people during a Bible study, the nine people who welcomed him

We’re twins. We’ve been together from the start. You’re the doctor. You know that.

Blooming for one day a lily welcomes the sun. Bumblebees drop in. Donal Mahoney

When ancient Elmer was young and dashing and on the prowl, he would wait for a phone call about love or anger from someone important to him at the time. Over the years more than a few w...

A reporter asked Wilbur once if there were any advantages to being deaf and Wilbur used sign language to say not that he could think of