Hush Up

When we keep quiet rather than yield to impulse; when we resist our right to express outrage; when we stanch our urge to correct someone; when we deny our craving to be understood; when we zip our lips, though we stand on the moral high ground; when we leave vindication to God… Our act of…

No Words

I groaned when she asked, “Are we walking tonight?”  My wife grabbed an umbrella while I tied my hiking boots. Why did we wait so late? It’s 9:00 at night, and raining. The sun can’t make up its mind whether to shine or hide. But we go. Out the door, up the drive, past the duck pond. Locate the…

Dead-End Creed

Don Higgins sniffed at my pathetic resume and hired me based on nothing but a couple of questions, one of which was, “Married?” “Yes, Sir. We have a baby…” He stroked his mustache with manicured fingers and nodded. “Good enough.” No one ever left Don’s store without feeling appreciated, and I felt it too. His…