Tag Archives: irony
William the Conqueror’s Ironic Death
by cheri block How a life ends is not a mystery. Often, the circumstances of one’s death reflect the circumstances of one’s life. I suppose we might call such circumstances ironic. The firefighter dies in a fire. The writer dies … Continue reading
Celery
by cheri block So I went in to see my doctor on Friday to learn if my Spartan food choices during the last several months have improved my high cholesterol. By chance, I ran into Judge Blah in the doctor’s … Continue reading
Send in a clown
by cheri block My pilgrimage to Joe’s house yesterday was not without worry. He’d changed our lunch venue back to his home, a two-story house in a neighborhood north with twelve cement steps leading up to a locked door. His … Continue reading
Irony and Amour-Propre
The thieves took our money and his watch and then tossed it away. Judge Blah’s backpack, bloated with the brown water of the Arno, sunk to the river’s floor, and there joined billfolds, fanny-packs, and other stolen things. Our driving … Continue reading
