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A. Adriana, my close high school friend. Q. Who do I know who was on Jeopardy!? Read More

I had a vague familiarity with the digeridoo and some of the paintings. What to expect? Read More

The Corpse in the Office  I grew up in the Bronx on a tree-lined street that bordered the beautifully designed and landscaped housing complex called Parkchester.  (See The Puppy in the Waiting Room,  Magnolia, The Story of a Garden, and Parkchester, Celebrate Me Home) There were seven or eight stores on our street,  a bar called… Read More

One of the best baby shower presents I received when my first child was born was Miss Manners' Guide to Rearing Perfect Children. Read More

Seeking motivation, the author opened his current lit file and scrolled past folder after folder, doc after doc. Jesus, he thought, this is one big pile of writing, all these little black characters wiggling across a white screen. He recognized travelogues from Cuba, some published, most not; sketched-out narrative postcards about growing up absurd in… Read More

I have a long history of poor sleep. When I was still working, a colleague and I used to joke that we should have called one another at 4:00 a.m. because we were both up at ridiculous o’clock every day. Read More

I have a long history of poor sleep. When I was still working, a colleague and I used to joke that we should have called one another at 4:00 a.m. because we were both up at ridiculous o’clock every day. Read More

One of the mothers made these costumes. Yes, I still have mine. Read More

The Gates – Central Park, New York  2005 The Inexplicable Magic of The Gates  I’m an art-lover and avid museum-goer with what I guess is eclectic taste.   For example I don’t like abstract art.  (See In the Abstract) And yet though I prefer representational art,  I also like art that’s a bit phantasmic like Franz… Read More