Wait, Wasn’t I Supposed to Feel Comfortable Here?
When I think about “first times” the one event that comes to mind is the first time I stepped into a gay bar. [...]
Channel 56
My second grade teacher, Elaine Zeve, first engenderd and fostered my desire to act as she read “Charlotte’s [...]
Where Did the Dream Go?
My maternal grandparents came to this country from Bialystock, Russia in 1906 to escape the pogroms. They raised four [...]
Smile a Little Smile For Me
No matter how exhausted or intoxicated I might be, I never go to bed without flossing my teeth!
The Big Sisters’ Club
When you are the oldest, your parents practice on you. So you receive the benefits of more attention and bear the brunt of [...]
Valentine’s Day Grinch
Preschoolers understand and need expressions of love and caring every day. Come to think of it, so do most people.
Skee Ball
Skee Ball When I was a kid my grandparents lived a few blocks from the beach in Far Rockaway, in Queens, New York. I [...]
Procrastinate Much?
I was always the girl who was on time, organized, and started assignments well before they were due.
1963: My First Caper
No, I wasn’t pretending to be Batman, or Robin for that matter. I left them where they belonged on the screen. It was [...]
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Never get in a fight with the youngest kid in his family. It took years to make that deduction. Finally, it came to me when [...]
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