Front Porch Review
A literary magazine for the young at heart and mind

Here I go:
my study rocks with guffaws. Relations look
at me indulgently. After
all, they know,
no tears in the writing, no tears in the book.
That principle goes for laughter.

By Robert Laughlin

Robert Laughlin lives in Chico, California, in a Craftsman bungalow that deserves the attention of a well-heeled future owner. Mr. Laughlin's Web site: www.pw.org/content/robert_laughlin. His e-mail address: Robert Laughlin