The Ghosts in the Machine
I closed my eyes and saw ghosts running toward me. My fingers twitched on imaginary keys.
Bus Stop
Bus Stop While I was waiting at 86th Street for the Fifth Avenue bus the other day, a young woman, probably in her 20s, [...]
Unretired: How Writing Gave me a Purpose
Now when someone asks what I do, I answer for myself. I’m unretired and I’m writing and having a blast.
The Great Sea Rescue
William Styron put the finishing touches on Sophie's Choice on this very island.
This Little Light of Mine
Chanukah has always been my favorite holiday. Not because of the gifts — my parents actually gave us our gifts on Dec. [...]
What I Didn’t Tell You Then
How could I respond “I love you”? You always ended every conversation “I love you…”, waiting [...]
Remember (Walking in the Sand)
Memories of three beach trips that I hadn't thought about for years triggered by a Retrospect prompt.
The Elvis Wedding
We wrote our own vows, read from Sandburg, Saint-Exupéry, and Gibran, and sang songs by Jacques Brel and John Lennon.
Passed Down Feud
My maternal grandmother, Belle Perlis (Anglicized from Potocksy) Stein, was the oldest of nine siblings, all of whom came to [...]
Johnny never said goodbye…
Ever lose somebody without saying goodbye? A friend goes off to war, he wasn’t drafted, he enlisted, it’s been awhile, you’ve [...]
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