Suprise Me

One day, in my late teens, at a family wedding, Mom was drinking as she usually was back then... Read More

We would go to Bloomingdale's and Saks and try on all the hats in the hat department until the sales people threw us out. Read More

I lived in my first — and only — apartment building the summer after my sophomore year of college. I had snagged a great summer job working for Houghton Mifflin Publishing Co. in Boston. My dear friend Kit, who was part of my Comstock Hall crowd, had a job as a research assistant for a… Read More

But wait, there's more detritus; calculators, voice recorders, and an electronic dictionary. Read More

May 1st was Garth’s and my 10-year anniversary. It’s a milestone for any couple, but for me, it was extra special. It marked the very first time I’d been with a partner for ten years (and counting). We’ve always gone somewhere special on our anniversary, sometimes overseas, but this year…well, Covid. Instead, we enjoyed a… Read More

It was introvert heaven! For a couple of months. Read More

This is my first story prompted by Betsy Sarason’s memories of Interlochen (National Music Camp). My parents made me go there even though I liked my old camp, I loved it and they used to remind me “Aren’t you glad we made you go”. Of course my brother Johnny, a talented pianist, had gone there.… Read More

Only now does the sheer phallic audacity of that picture make me chuckle. Read More

I took my first airplane trip long before my first train trip, but I love trains so much more. Read More

"This is the weirdest, most interesting group of people I've ever encountered," I thought. "I fit right in!" Read More