Hardly Living

To be in peak health and die in your sleep, unaware of a painless passing, this is the way I … More

The Door Is Open

Alice was down on her knees scrubbing the kitchen floor when the doorbell rang. The kitchen floor always took a … More

People wonder how I became a professor. It matters little to them that I’ve published a dozen important books and … More

“You don’t recognize me, do you?” She’s smiling at me, a good smile, the kind of smile that lights up … More

in five large black plastic pots on my lānai,watering, and fertilized with care,I am satisfied, bearthe slight tremorin my hands … More

I need to buy tennis balls, I thought, go upand say it’s a gift, because, you know, sir,I’ve heard they … More