Christmas in September

The man wears a T-shirt that says“Spending Christmas with My Kids & My Cats”There’s a cartoon drawing of two playful … More

From Soup

It hardly came as a shock. Responding to the doorbell, Lucy opened to front door and found another box from Amazon. She … More

Doris sat smiling at the shadow. She knew why it was cast that way. It had come to her while … More

“Hey, Lanning, you look younger every time I see you.” I look up and see an older gentleman smiling down … More

We should take the road homeWe should go backIt’s time, we both agree Nothing can express wholy this late summer … More

The catch is always just one slip upIt fits as an apt prescriptive descriptionI’m what I’ve become so here I … More

Someone wake him before he dreams of her againHe sees them stroll the shore with pant leg cuffs rolled upTo … More

That’s the way love goes sometimesA real rollercoasterHighs to lows to loop the loopsThen all flattening out at the end … More

Once upon a time, there was a little girl from the west side of Chicago, City of the Big Shoulders. … More

“Well do you or don’t you?” she asked He drummed his fingers on the table but said nothing. Staring out … More

I woke up this morning – for which I’m always thankful nowadays – to find that everyone who knows him … More

The bud, pristine, sat there unopened. If you talk to plants, they’re supposed to hear you. That’s what Helen … More

Marriage is on the tableReady to risk a rollComeA lot of actionAll sevensYou’re in heavenPerfect harmonyFeeling lucky as elevensOr don’t … More

Go fall in loveChecking left and rightThen left again and right to be sureYou’re sureBut are you sure you’re sure?Because … More

It was gold and bigger than a bread box,my birthday gift topped with a red velvet bow,and I was amused … More

She remembered that day, that one so long agoit seemed it was a dream, and that fond embraceso hard it … More

After her arm was broken, dizzy, she fell trying to call outweakly for anyone to help, then slipped into darkness.She’d … More

The text messages and the voice mails piled up.Are still coming.These guys stay open late.If it were letters, my mailbox … More

Trying to recall, I started counting when you said it,how many times you’d told me that before.“You should never do … More

Someone wake him before he dreams of her again.On the shore, two with pants legs, their cuffs rolled upto save … More