July 20, 2019
My younger friends are having fun using the aging app. I don’t want to; it’s too close to real life for me. Besides, how can anyone who grew up under the Cold War use a Russian face-altering app, especially when you have to allow them access to all your information? Not me. All this focus […]
Read More →February 4, 2019
The Redbud Post published my article for their current issue–about conflict resolution over current events, with ideas for how to make your way in this toxic climate we live in today. Click here to read the article. You can subscribe to The Redbud Post here. The Redbud Post is a monthly, online magazine written by […]
Read More →October 30, 2018
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, of The Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, spoke words that pierced me. He said: “I could only save some. The people in the back of the sanctuary, I could not save. I carry that regret with me and I will the rest of my life, that I could have done more, […]
Read More →March 2, 2018
These words appeared on a letter I just received in the mail. No, not the bit about not passing Go or collecting $200. The “Go Directly to Jail” part. A jury that’s not so grand You see, I’m part of the Grand Jury, and every month, I get a new summons. We meet one day […]
Read More →February 24, 2018
My home is sandwiched between Billy Graham’s homes. Today, I was present to witness the procession carrying his body from his adult home in Montreat to his childhood one in Charlotte, right past my small town. Right past people old and young, many too young to have known him in his vibrancy. Past people of […]
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