Corner Saloon

Lyrics and vocal by Gordon Hickey, music by Jack Ryan Sullivan

I Still Want It All

I Still Want It All Original song by Gordon Hickey and Jack Ryan

Sitting on the back deck Just about thirty minutes after A downpour that blew through With a passing front, Rainwater … More

The ice arrived sometime just past midnight leaving them perplexed and leaderless as parking lot sparrows. Morning hit them like … More

At midday we sit gently Swaying against the gunwales And watch a dragonfly Tip rod after rod and sit … More

Yesterday we threw away the pitcher you gave me 40 years ago, a token. We had used it to store … More

The boy is standing at the kitchen sink drinking his coffee when it occurs to him the cat … More

Pigeons Your letter arrived today from Zanzibar. The hand was yours, but the ink had gone green, victim of the … More

I’m only a reporter now. I only sit and write the things that other people tell me and try not … More

This story previously appeared in Cream City Review My stylish beret worn at a cocky angle, my sunglasses pushed firmly … More