People You Know By Heart

—I NEVER SAID YOU HAD TO OFFER ME A SECOND CHANCE     …As they say, and it’s true, “Timing is everything.”   …It’s no fun when you feel like...

  —OLD DAYS, GOOD TIMES I REMEMBER     OUTLINE OF MY LOVER    /    Douglas A. Martin     He becomes my lesson in want, is my want, my only. ...

  —IS THERE ANYTHING LEFT, MAYBE STEAK AND EGGS?     Growing Older; A Memory     You sometimes forget that your mom is a woman. It’s nothing...

    —NEXT THING YOU KNOW Randall Brown   “I always have the temptation to sing The Lion Sleeps Tonight. It's always just a whim away, a ...

  —I'VE SEEN IT RAIN AND FIRE IN THE SKY     The Torrent   We drove to the clinic in gauche silence while the rain shattered everything,...

—DRAIN THE WHOLE SEA     …My grandkids are apparently huge football fans. You should hear them cheer when the crowd gets fired up.   …It’s h...

—I’LL WORSHIP LIKE A DOG AT THE SHRINE OF YOUR LIES     The Errand Boy and the Blind Woman     The old woman was blind and had been for some...