My  friend was telling me about his job change. He was leaving his warehouse job and signing up as a substitute teacher. He’s also enrolled in a program that teaches  college grads how to teach. It’s a very cool thing. He said, “Now I have to tell people that I’m quitting.” I shook my head. […]

Saint John of the Mall wasn’t where I expected him to be. He had been by the coffee place. I thought it was his regular place. My friend Brenda knew him, after all. But here he was, sitting in front of The Children’s Place. With his feet out. Where I could trip over them. “They […]

We have other obligations most Sundays. So it wasn’t until Monday morning that we went walking again. I looked for the man, “Saint John of the Mall” Brenda had called him. We started our walk at Red Robin. We tossed our coats on the bench near the door. At 7 on the Monday after the […]