Suprise Me

How do you tell your teenage children that their father has died? Read More

I stood there in the heavy underbrush with tears in my eyes and a broken heart.... Read More

I loved to read as a child and would often take trips to my local library, the Sherwood Forest branch of the Detroit Public Library, as well as my school library. I remember the first book I ever read there: “Elizabeth Enters” about the recently deceased sovereign. Even as a second grader, I enjoyed learning… Read More

My pediatric dentist was a tall man, so of course, he was called “Tiny”. As my second teeth came in, it was clear, even before braces were discussed, there was not enough room in my small mouth for those large teeth, so he spoke with my mother about extracting two, possibly four (top and bottom)… Read More

Life is weird right now, but not terrible. I'm sad about Molly's graduation being cancelled, and not singing with my choir. Read More

"She called my cell phone and thought I'd gone to Canada and ended up in jail." Read More

Is an ancestor's portrait classy, or just pretentious? Read More

They say until the age of forty we have the face God gave us and after forty we have the face we made ourselves. Read More

My car radio is always tuned to an NPR station, so I stay informed as I drive around, though in my daily life, my driving tends to be limited. On the day we left Martha’s Vineyard in 2018, the US was embroiled in the Brett Kavanaugh debacle. I packed everything as quickly as I could.… Read More

  File under: ‘It could be worse.’ On a warm January day in 1919, a disaster struck Boston’s North End. A giant tank of molasses burst open, releasing a wave of sticky syrup that swept through the streets, crushing buildings and killing 21 people. The Great Molasses Flood, as it became known, was a bizarre and… Read More