Mabel Is There Every Day

If you arrive too early at the public library and stand on the steps with Mabel till the doors open you will hear Mabel’s oration for the day. Mabel is there every day and her utterances vary. Today three strangers hear Mabel tell about neighborhood teens who park on her block and play their car radios loud into the night and keep her awake. She has called the cops but that hasn't helped. The next night the cars are back, windows down, radios louder than ever. But Mabel has a solution. Put those kids in jail and build a wall and then deport them. Don’t come to the library early. Mabel is there every day. Donal Mahoney