Practice

Shouldn’t everyone who attends a high school class reunion, he thought, have something interesting to talk about? Don’t we all … More

Passed

Someday, the old man thought, when I’m very old, someday whenthe migrating Red Teals soar southward over good old Milwaukeeheading … More

Time

Maybe I’ve been here before, but I can’t say.My heartbeat tells me this could be a new place,that excitement of … More

Missed Miles

Travel catch-upFrance friesChina frailsIreland fleetsNorway wavers Korea warnsAntarctica whelms Yesterdays of anytimeDesire returnedAche in the plane seatFatigue flying time zonesDay after … More

I Am, I Said

People can be such drive-by critics, those looking for value.But maybe I prefer that, not being seen, comparedto rubbernecking quick-stoppers … More

So Much up in the Air

Nothing much gets the old adrenaline going now, but even if you’re tired, you know, you have to force yourself … More

Introspection Dialogue

You look at me as if what you seeshould make you mean something moreto you than what you are. I … More

The Flu

The pain splatters my skin like the firstmonster drops of rain before the torrents.It happened so fast, I thought my … More

The Rice Eaters (for GB)

They sit bent over a creaking teak table top,this old pair aged out in days, near the limit,eating simple fare … More

My Last Birthday

For my last birthday, I made a donation to the Hawaiian Humane Society.I’d adopted a dog in May and wanted … More

Reunion

There are never more, of course, always only fewer, as it is in this life, so it goes, the some … More

The Hours

The first time I read Mrs. Dalloway I was quite young, 21 maybe. And I was struck by her age, 51, and … More