Suprise Me

The Great Jane Addams Library Flood I’ve written about my years as head librarian at Jane Addams,  a New York City public vocational high school.  (See Magazines for the Principal,  The Parking Lot Seniority List,  Shelf List, The Diary of a Young Girl,   Early Session Commute  and Educator of the Year:  Remembering Milton) Here’s another story. Because of… Read More

Suddenly I sensed more freedom and realized that my dad had let go of the bike. Read More

This photo, snapped from atop a tripod on my old Fujica SLR, captures a pivotal time in my life. Read More

To everything there is a season. . . . The first time the prompt Turning Points appeared was in August 2016, and I wrote Universe ablaze with changes about the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago. That event was a major turning point in my life, setting me on the political course that I have followed ever since.… Read More

This painting, called High Jinx, would have been a dramatic centerpiece for our living room, which has light blue walls. Read More

A companion piece to Khati's story entitled 1969. Read More

Munro – Germany 1945  Munro Our son’s middle name is Munro.  It’s a Scottish name and a bit unusual for an American kid,  but it’s in keeping with the Jewish tradition of naming a child for someone beloved who has passed away.  In fact the Munro we knew had been a mentor to my husband… Read More

Good films can imitate life so well that we can discern and assess the values they convey. Read More

Memorial Day weekend in Sacramento is most notable for the Dixieland Jazz Jubilee, which has occurred every year since 1974. It is an amazing four days of music and fun, with bands from all over the country and the world who make the pilgrimage to northern California to play traditional jazz. I didn’t discover it until… Read More

Chain letters were never my thing. Read More