Category Archives: People

Only some of this applies to me. Jim and Sally moved to Michigan, where she has a great job. My old neighbors moved to the suburbs, and don’t like it. Another old neighbor is in a nursing home. Joni and … Continue reading →

The sign in the window promises “Breakfast Served 24 Hours” 12:30 am: Just got off the job and changed, second shift at the plant. It’s for younger guys, but a man’s gotta work. On days off I get to see … Continue reading →

Music, you are with me, beside me, holding me. in sadness and happiness and struggle, in triumph and tragedy. Blues, bluegrass, Bach, Boogie, Bernstein, Beethoven Whom do I choose tonight? To some, Jesus is this close, always. But music expects … Continue reading →

The Thomas Merton Center honors activists with Stars of Justice awards. Tonight we honor Sister Joan Chittister “Our eyes register the light of dead stars.” So begins The Last of the Just, by Andre’ Schwarz-Bart, a novel set in the … Continue reading →

Previously published in “New People” It’s Sister Barbara’s birthday, her 50th, potluck in the cafeteria at St. Benedict Academy. Fellow workers at the hospital, Sisters of St. Joseph, Thomas Merton Center members, and family by birth – siblings, cousins, nieces … Continue reading →

based on an actual conversation “I’m in here for sugar again. Treatment for a few days, then they send me home. “Couple of years ago my wife died. We were together almost forty years. “You got a busted elbow? It … Continue reading →

Well it wasn’t a bad evening, Even if I didn’t meet anyone I really wanted to see again. The band was fun. That last guy told me, “You’re a good dancer. “I’ll bet you’re good in bed.” I could have … Continue reading →

With thanks to Slim Forsythe. Sound check — a mundane essential for any artist, any performer. Testing – one two, three… Testing – one two, three… Can you hear me in the back? A little more on the right mike, … Continue reading →

Based on a passage in “In Her Element” by Jude Robison I’m sitting by the shore. I will tell the young captains tales about my voyages, all that I saw, all that I did. I will talk about avoiding rocks … Continue reading →