Wellspring

In every family there is one central soul,the energetic heart that pumps life blood to all,the bond of it all … More

A Last Wave

Feel sorry for her? That’s a good way to ruin a teenager’s weekend.This is not the way, say, for an … More

It was madness to treat you like some character locked in a box, for all I knew, you suffering too … 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

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

I touch him carefully and wait. Nothing happens. I lay my hand on him, stroke him. This perks him up … More

“I’ve had to talk to you about this too many times, David,” she said. “I’m sorry, but you’re fired.” Mrs. … 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

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

Now he saw their relationship in the way stakeholder analysis works,wished he’d thought more about this deal when they first … More

Dreaming, he recollected the building as his old high school.Floating on air, he was transported into a classroom there.On the … More

When I was 21 and tired of school, tired of anger, and sick of hurting,at Fisherman’s Wharf, I watched ships … More

For one, you were a sleight-of-hand magician,and I still haven’t figured out all of the tricks youpulled, a tribute to … More

I lie and watch TV on Christmas Day with no desire,really, to glean anything of value from it, not understandinghalf … More

It’s blinding, the kind of pain that comes with the rains,up here, this time of year, lots of work for … More

About a year before it happened, when we were talking about his memoir,he told me he was “feeling a little … More

I dream of my father today, the Battle of the Bulge,begun on this date in 1944, the fiercest European Theaterengagement … More

Right now, we’re on a South Korean island, Jeju,sitting in what China calls the East China Sea,and what the Koreans, … More

We five have known each other more than 30 years.Post-pandemic, we meet for coffee, jokingthat we’ve become the senior citizens … More