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We sit on the runway at O’Hare awaiting takeoff, Madison our destination. I always try to break the ice with … More

Roll Call

Bespoke? Where are you, Bespoke? I see you there, Bespoke.For me personally, sorry to see you go, but custom says … More

A vision, they pop up ahead of us on the horizon,these sheets of red flowers blowing, rippling waves,like huge blood … More

It read, “The dead know nothing the living won’t find out sooner or later.”And you sure don’t envy them, she … More

A revered professor. From our days of college pressures and living free, before the world you know tries its level … More

The sides of the mountain are heavily wooded, a palette of greens and browns, but the top is craggy and … More

Sally Anuhea was an avid newspaper reader. Even as she aged, she kept loyal to a print copy, although the … More

He’d switched from champagne to beer. He’d disappeared from the reception down in the main ballroom, and I’d decided to … More

You could not read the name of the store. It had been painted, who knew how long ago, in white … More

Some are moved by the words first, hear them, read them, following along, are caught up attending to meaning, to … More

He had a hot tip. “I wish I could tell you, my love,” said Chad, simultaneously fixing his face in … More

An old man, a strange one, people said, ran the tiny bookstore that had withstood the covid test. You may … More

Seen it. Seen it. Yeah. Seen it. Seen it. Oh, man. Seen it. Seen it. Geez. Oh, hey, how’s it … More

“I hope you have a great time in Korea,” I say to him. “I’ve always wanted to go there, but … More

For as far back as I can recall in my childhood, I collected baseball cards. There was a period when … More

I’m working on the daily Wordle, my obsession, when my phone vibrates. At first, I try to ignore it, deep … More

“Like magic!” That’s what she thought, opening the package to find it was exactly what she’d thought about buying at … More

I did not recognize Keola. If you’ve not seen someone for, say, 25 years, you might have little difficulty recognizing … More