Inmates

Across the avenue from my doctor’s office is the building with the clock tower. It was 4:05 PM. Clock towers: “Back to the Future,” the Prairie Village pool complex, with the clock up there where we could look up from the water to see it was the time Mom said we had to leave, “Peter […]

The Hook

If you are a preacher of grace, then preach a true and not a fictitious grace. – Martin Luther I should not watch so much television. Like, not two or three hours at a time. I should not use television as a crutch. Like, take laptop into the kitchen while I do the dishes. […]

Little Thread

High over Fifth Avenue the squirrel paused, and I could see him from the cab, but no one else could. Wild animals can pause so powerfully. Last week I called the Department of Education, and they told me I was not eligible for a New York state teaching certificate. The reasons are both stupid […]

The Snowstorm

I was out for my walk and I looked across the street and up, and on the second floor of a teal clapboard house was an old woman looking out. Her hair was white and the snow on the street was still somewhat white. I went to the doctor and she said, “I can give […]