Jimmy and Billy, two young men in kindergarten, went home from school every day just before noon. They lived in a small town in Nebraska, in the middle of farm country. It was the 1950s...

They’re widows, old and gray, bent over a quilting frame, sewing to meet a deadline for the next raffle

World War II was over but still fresh in the minds of folks who li… in Bill’s hometown in the Ozarks. Independence Day was important. It called for a celebration.

In a life with many valleys and a few mountaintops Alvin has met many people he thought were normal and others he thought not.

Couples age and a sign of age is w… the husband hires someone to shove… and the wife hires a cleaning lady… Sometimes the wife doesn’t like th… and the husband doesn’t like the c…

Fuzzy wasn’t my cat although I fed him every morning at four o’clock for 10 years. He was my wife’s cat, loved to sit on her lap, be petted, jump down and rub his head against her feet....

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

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

First time seeing this doctor, a specialist. Took a month to get an appointment. The waiting room’s packed. I grab the last seat

Twin sons in different cities decked out in new suits fly home for the holidays arrive at the airport

You have to be married at least 30 years to know what your wife is thinking before she says it aloud. More than 40 years to know

Sheep are by a goat while cattle are like swine, prodded, ye… cattle go by hammer while swine are by the hind leg hung then swung about to spigot.

Praise for Him coming from us is like the bark of a terrier at the foot of his master