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Sunnyside Up in Panzano*
This must be the way things are done here, I thought. No turning back now. So I focused on the ceiling fan as it spun in a [...]
Lessons from My Mother
Lessons from My Mother My mother told me, Stay with your own kind. We Jews think alike; we’re all of one mind. But [...]
You’ve Probably Heard of It By Now
It’s all over the news. You might even be sick of hearing about it by now. Just one word: Wordle. Well, actually up to [...]
Telephone Line
When I was a kid, my friends and I used to love making phony phone calls. I don’t know why it seemed so hilarious, but [...]
Lost and Found. And Lost and Found. And . . . .
And then, I realized that a lens had fallen out. Jeez. While I was riding on the back of an open truck traveling at 65 [...]
Behold It Is the Springtide of the Year
“Behold it is the Springtide of the year. Over and past is Winter’s gloomy reign. The happy time of singing birds [...]
Let Us Get Beyond Prejudice
In the shadowy underbelly of society, where the sun’s rays fail to penetrate and the air hums with a palpable tension, [...]
A Farewell to Paradise
This is not my story. It is the story of my friend and longtime neighbor, “L”. Last year L approached me to ask for my help [...]
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