People You Know By Heart

—LET’S PRETEND IT’S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD   MAGA and the Unbeliever     He’s old enough to know better  almost 88 in September  but still...

  —I WROTE A LETTER TO THE KID ON THE SUN   The Missing Boy   She fell in love with the missing boy. Found a faded poster clinging to a pole...

  —SORRY, NOT SORRY     …I always think I’m the one who listens most and talks less, but maybe I’m all wrong about that.   …It must be nice ...

  —IT’S NOT ALWAYS PRETTY, EVEN IF IT’S TRUE   The Dogs Were Good (Again)   As if they had a choice, chained to the backyard fence, whimperi...

—WAS YOUR SMILE ALWAYS CROOKED?   Beautiful Nowhere   On the cruise ship deck every pale person (we’re all white) is sucking up Greek sun ho...

  —NOW I’M IN IT     …The truth is, the things you think are so amazing and profound are never going to seem as amazing and profound to anyo...

  —THE DIFFERENCE IS  THE POINT     The Water Has No Place to Go   The guy fixing the pipes has been at it for hours now, when he knocks and...