The Hardest Thing
The Hardest Thing
The phone was ringing and he knew who.
“Hello?”
“Please let me speak with-”
“Speaking.”…
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Dora’s Light
Dora's Light
He was walking across his living-room when it happened. Of course, many wouldn't believe him when he…
A Private Dwelling
A Private Dwelling
Parking the rental car across the street, he looked over at the little yellow house set up on a…
Fictive Fever
Fictive Fever
Caravaggio, Caravaggio,
not your name but the town you were
born,
Michelangelo Merisi,
Your…
Monsters and Men
Monsters and Men
They are perfectly lovely men, all of them, such a sweetness.
I really like them! I do.
Oh, if…
Slingshot
The dense undergrowth had a pungent damp and earthy smell typical of the northwest
The Planks
The Planks
“It all happened in a matter of minutes,” he said. His friends smiled after an amusing story. He took a…
Ear Pie
Ear Pie
He was scurrying back and forth, forth and back, from one gas pump to another. Four, five, six, then…
Charles (for Hank)
Charles (for Hank)
You devil you, the darling of the hip crowd,
the down and out crowd,
the envy of frustrated…
Through The Tall Grass
Through The Tall Grass
Hard to believe,
these things usually are,
and if you've never experienced anything like…
Knocking at the Door
Knocking at the Door
The more Lorraine saw Albert the more friction built between her and her father Bruno. Human…
The First Man
The First Man
It was a beauty stretching as far as the eye could see north and south. Tom and his little brother…
If You Live in Paradise
If You Live in Paradise
Historian Sir Kenneth Clark said the native culture of south sea islanders “...produced no…
Impractical Joke
Impractical Joke
It was the Christmas holidays. Albert was up from Southern California visiting the neighborhood…
Second Hometown L.A.
Second Hometown L.A.
My second hometown, not born there, just lived there many years.
I know the streets, hills,…
New York City Story
New York City Story
It has changed so much from when I lived there in the early 80s,
West 70th near Central Park…
The Bloom Of Youth
The Bloom Of Youth
We'll strike out for adventure,
we'll wrap ourselves up in destiny.
Feel the wind in…
Huckleberry Hound Cufflinks
Huckleberry Hound Cufflinks
They were Huckleberry Hound cufflinks, one of my favorite cartoon characters.
I wore…
Me Like Cornflakes
Me Like Cornflakes
3-year-old Albert was having breakfast with his dad one morning.
Munching enjoyably he…
The Hug
The Hug
It was Saturday morning in the high school gym. Parents and children were gathered for the basketball …
Another Time
Another Time
It was another time, long ago and far away, but I still remember the feeling in the air—hope.
I was…