Pat Shiplett Writes About People.
Out Among HumansIt was as much a sacrament as a picnic for the Afghans once again facing exile. Eid al-Adha…
The men of their generation grew up bracing for a fight. They would learn soon enough about the possibility of…
At the Lincoln MemorialLincoln’s words were etched in stone so they couldn’t be erased from history by an executive order.…
They weren’t dog people. They weren’t cat, gerbil or goldfish people either. They were simply parents raising two kids. They…
People at a coffee shopIt's amazing how many friendships at our coffee shop start with an orgasm.It’s not that the…
People at a coffee shopJeff came through the door of the coffee shop with a fire in his belly.He’s running…
People at a coffee shopDaniel Biss is campaigning to serve a second term as a “weak mayor.”The term “weak mayor”…
People at a coffee shopGennifer takes the plunge. Like people everywhere, the crowd at our corner coffee shop likes to…
She had hoped her older sons would do the dirty work she’d put off doing since last Christmas.Each year the…
The man surprised his wife by offering to do the cooking every other week. He’d been listening to public radio.Barely…