Suprise Me

Route 46 was the go-to road from my early childhood in the 1950s to the day in 1972 that I left New Jersey for good. Read More

The little girl stared and asked, "Daddy, what are those?" "These are records," he replied, "they play music." Read More

Barbara to Mom: “why doesn’t Tommy have to do this?” Read More

Leap Day 2020 by Dorothy Rice Yesterday, February 28, was my anniversary. I suppose “our anniversary,” would be the better way to say it, but it’s kind of like when I’m asked how many children we have, and I respond, “I have three, and he has three,” even though together we have five kids, not… Read More

...we raced out of the room so as not to be the last one left.... Read More

I have never been on a diet. I don’t say this to brag, just stating a fact. I have no idea how many calories are in anything. I have never read a diet book or listened to a diet guru. I eat whatever I want to, and stop when I feel full. Yet I have… Read More

Whatever high-pitched motor was driving me faded to a kind of thrum--something like my heartbeat.  Read More

You must not be too goddamn smart or you wouldn’t be here! Read More

Years ago, while visiting my sister, one Sunday I went to church with her and her family. I remember the pastor delivering his thoughts about how many times in our lives we are faced with choices. Choices which cause us to make decisions as to what path in life we might choose to take and… Read More

With a sigh, I gave the earring up for lost but kept its mate as a memento. Read More