Togetherness

Arthur had always dreaded washing dishes. ‘Are we Luddites or something?’ he asked Martha. ‘We can’t get a machine?’ ‘It’s… Read more Togetherness

Fred Likes Jane

Fred was sitting in his sparsely furnished bedroom, alternately looking at the papers and books on his desk, and the… Read more Fred Likes Jane

Such A Great Loss

Why do we take a picture Every time someone blows his nose now? Bells are only rung and candles lit… Read more Such A Great Loss

The Pigs In Their Perfect World

The big Piggies chase After the small Piggies Their bacon supply is low There is a flight To freedom at… Read more The Pigs In Their Perfect World

The Kaleidoscope

I’ve wandered into a kaleidoscope The rules aren’t the same here As I walk on by I often peel the… Read more The Kaleidoscope

From Queens

I haven’t lived in my Hometown, East Elmhurst, since about my twelfth birthday. My parents and I went back to… Read more From Queens

Year Thirty

It was thirty years after the pandemic. The Great Society’s Meltdown was underway. Martin and Barbara were reading about how… Read more Year Thirty

Willie the Chick Magnet

”Nobody wants to admit that Willie’s a bit off, Fred told Alice ”He keeps a pet ostrich in his small… Read more Willie the Chick Magnet

Welcome To the Great Society

‘It’s so out of control,’ Deasy told Monahan. ‘The totalitarians are mad. Don’t eat this food. One group is offended.… Read more Welcome To the Great Society

The Family Visit

Colm and Gráinne were driving to her parents’ house for their weekly Sunday visit. ‘There was a time I used… Read more The Family Visit