Archive for April, 2011
The Funeral and the Football Game
By Darren C. Sullivan James J. Fontaine’s funeral brought paid respects from family, friends and acquaintances that passed before the casket revering with tenderness. Long hollow halls, ancient benches, and portraits of priests hung in silence echoing their devotion and years of prayer. The fickle sun teased those attending with bright hues of yellow through [...]
6Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | ContinuedMother Made Him Do It
By Darren C. Sullivan Mother’s Day was never the token celebration of blessed mothers in our house. It was met with the shrill nuances of my deplorable mother, so it never held the same sense of duty and respect that might be found in other, more normal homes. As a grown man, I never thought [...]
6Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | ContinuedThree Nuts and a Cracker
by Alice Baburek Over the years life was more than good to her. Young, thin, successful. A convenient marriage, to suit her needs, her desires, and most of all her best interests. She climbed to the top in no time—no time at all. It didn’t matter how she did it. How many people she used, [...]
2Apr2011 | admin | 2 comments | Continued