Late in May, and a large cherry tree was shedding its blossom. Brilliant white in the early evening sunshine, it lay thickly over his bossy mother’s grave. White, Brian thought, the colour of a bride’s gown.
The ‘hole’, as he …
They finally decided to close the iron gates of Legacy Hills in Macedonia, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. The elderly people were terrified of President Trump’s whimsical behavior. A widely-respected widow, Flo Greenberg, said she could imagine bombers – yes! …
The summer before kindergarten, I lounged in a small pool in our backyard. The days were hot, landlocked humidity weighing heavy in the air, and my mother would fill the small plastic pool with our garden hose.
“Fill it deeper,” …
I would give the place five stars, despite its bad reputation. My chair was comfortable, everything sparkled with cleanliness, and the personnel was formal and attentive as if they expected the governor himself. Unfortunately, the governor didn’t even bother to …
Watch the door .. dear
you know it always slams
into my little room
I asked them to dress you
in your Sunday best
for our special tea today
yes we can dear.. extra sugar
I’ll make the tea dear…
BLATANT DISREGARD OF AFFECTION
On what turned out to be not one of Bob Johnson’s best days, he baked and ate a red-throated hummingbird for lunch.
It was chewier than he expected, and saltier.
He shared the secret with nobody …
Will today be the day?
He’s done all the work. He’s read the literature, designed the experiments, collected the data, analysed the data, written up the papers. All he has to do now is write his doctoral thesis.
And then!…
“Mommy, are there cell phones in heaven?”
She does this often now—says things that suck the air out of my lungs. She’s been chattering to her dolls while I make supper, so I’m unprepared for the question.
“Why do you …
I presented it as a joke, and by all accounts a poor one.
She sat on the couch by the window in the main building of the residency flipping through a book of paintings. The red building by the river …
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A room of suitcases and packing boxes, rucksacks full to bursting, Bags for …