Suprise Me

Vaccines arrive. Like Brylcreem: a little jab'll do ya. Read More

I first wrote this story for the prompt “Finding Your Tribe” on March 14, 2020, just before the start of the pandemic, and added an addendum as Massachusetts shut down the next week, then came back last year. Our conductor, Rick Travers, starts every season (I joined this chorus 20 years ago) by saying the… Read More

Grampa’s hands      Grampa had sparkly brown eyes that simply shone when he told stories about his postal delivery days, or launched into a dramatic recitation of a favorite poem. He had a full head of hair that he kept neatly trimmed, and he dressed as dapper gentle men of his day did-  never… Read More

Where everybody has a say Read More

The engineers ultimately understood that the game kept Joe going, giving him energy and focus. Read More

Understanding and respect can go a long way toward developing a bridge to peace. Read More

Every Easter Sunday my mother dressed me, a Jewish child, in my best finery, fancy bonnet and all.  My older brother was discouraged from  going to  the local basketball court in his sweats and sneakers. The   unspoken message we were being taught was one of my mother’s cardinal rules of conduct called  a “shanda… Read More

Here are a few manners I didn’t pass on to my kids … Read More

My worst dreams have become a reality as we struggle through these endless days of #stayathome. Read More

When I bemoaned some terrible day I had had, she probably did say "there'll be days like this". . . but you'll get through them. Read More