Haley’s Tree
A dense bluff of silver maples grew behind our house.
Melancholy
Six Minutes
That’s how long it takes us to realize the Sun has gone dark.
I Shovel Dirt
I shovel dirt into the hole and my face breaks into a sweat despite the cool night air.
Compassion
Eunice set the picture of their Caribbean vacation on the side table as quietly as she could, trying not to wake him.
Twenty-Three Years In
It’s late at night and we lie in bed
Sunset Heat
I put the rest of the tools in the trunk and wheeled it over to the tie-downs.
Cruising
Late at night she walks the scene alone
An Ending.
Without a single glimpse back, David quietly closed the door and walked down the sidewalk and out of her life.
Snowfall
arms wide and eyes closed
One Last Letter
Ricky checked his mailbox everyday at just before noon, rain or shine.
Gramp’s Grace
I’m not a religious man, but sitting at head of the table where my grandfather would have normally sit, I looked around to my rarely-assembled family, all ea...
Newly Freed
thin glaze on puddles