Genuine, hopeful retreat is possible. Read More

“Que lastima,” says a delicate-featured little girl. What a pity. Read More

The great river of class, culture and convictions afforded me a way out. Read More

Don’t try to brush aside a death in the family. It won’t work. Read More

That year, summer vacation released us into the unknown. Read More

    My antiwar writing began in a theater. I was working on a new play and the antiwar movement of the 1960s came up in conversation. Several of the actors expressed amazement that there had been a determined movement to stop the war. One actor said something like “Wow! We just thought that all… Read More

A new wave is calling BS on you. Read More

When I first saw this Retro prompt, a David Sedaris essay* came to mind. Here, Sedaris laments the lack of worthwhile accessories for men. “[Accessories” for men aren’t nearly as interesting as women’s,” he writes. “I have no use for cuff links or suspenders, and while I’ll occasionally pick up a new tie, it hardly… Read More

Now we can begin anew. Read More

I wasn’t smitten by love or lust, but fame, especially when well-deserved, can be, well… awesome. Read More