Doing the Right Thing

‘Life has been getting us crazy lately,’ Pearl told Chester. ‘Yes,’ he replied. ‘Everything has been all Widdershins these days.’… Read more Doing the Right Thing

A Beer, A Saint, And A Queens Neighborhood

‘I miss the days,’ Elzo told Ennio, ‘when Corona was a neighborhood in Queens, where Rosie was the queen.’ ‘Yeah,’… Read more A Beer, A Saint, And A Queens Neighborhood

Life In A Cave

‘I wish I could move into a cave,’ Henry told Peter. ‘I agee,’ Peter said. ‘Then I could be separated… Read more Life In A Cave

Major Improvement

Twiglet #257 Whenever I put on my nice spanking new suit, dress shirt, and tie, I feel Even Better than… Read more Major Improvement

The Flannery O’Connor Fan Club Meeting

‘We have to start getting ready for our Flannery O’Connor Fan Club meeting,’ Margaret reminded James . ‘I’m right on… Read more The Flannery O’Connor Fan Club Meeting

Both Sides Now

It’s getting toward the end of Advent…soon to be Christmastide….when the local Catholic elementary schools, like St. Gabriel’s and O.L.P.H.,… Read more Both Sides Now

Sidetracked

Foot Foot and Margaret were determined to develop in their small children a healthy development of appreciation for the finer… Read more Sidetracked

Bad Weather

‘I can’t stand these Rough winters around here, ‘ Foot Foot told Margaret. ‘I can understand that,’ she said. ‘The… Read more Bad Weather

Ninety Nine Per Cent

‘Although I was born in the Keystone State, Pennsylvania,’ Lum told Abner,’ I have been living in the Empire State,… Read more Ninety Nine Per Cent

The Gypsy Woman

It was only minutes before midnight. The gypsy woman opened her Grimoire. My heartbeat, as expected, started to get so… Read more The Gypsy Woman