Suprise Me

Such is the nature of social media friendships. They can wax and wane. But I still find it remarkable to feel close with someone I have never actually met. Read More

I resorted to wearing sunglasses and a painter's mask to do any gardening, even trimming the lemon tree. Upon seeing me, my cat recoiled in horror. Read More

Faith takes the form of Easter hats, nursing uniforms, Bach and carrot soup. Read More

The drab, cavernous room reeked of sweat and hormones. Then the DJ mounted the steps to the stage. Read More

I can still hear the shout…”MAKE IT SHORT”…coming from the kitchen from my mother to the barber who was about to give me a haircut upstairs in my bedroom. I was 10 years old, home sick in bed, and I couldn’t go to the barbershop. But that didn’t stop my mother from arranging for the… Read More

Long before tv show caricatures, the Lunch Lady was an institution at our elementary school. Read More

Sometimes, as in the case of my high school math class, time stopped. Read More

Night Owl I’ve always been a night owl,  but once ready for bed I don’t remember having trouble falling asleep – until lately. Blame it on aging,  or Covid concerns,  or worrying about the fate of the planet,  but lately there are nights I toss and turn until the wee hours. So what do I… Read More

My parents barely knew one another when they married. They were coming out of WWII, both living with older sisters who were friends with each other, both aged 32. My father had dated a lot of women, but promised his now-deceased father that he would marry a Jewish woman. My mother, who had low self-esteem,… Read More

My uncle was an old-school, small-town newspaperman.  Read More