My Recent Journeys: Making Memories Through Time and Space
In the room the memories come and go …
Cracking My Veneer
Photo of veneers from parkcitiesdentalcare.com "That's not your teeth!" I said to his picture when I saw it on Facebook after not seeing him for nearly forty years. Forget that his hair was white, his…
Groundbreaking Sale at the Cemetery
I don't think about the dead very much. They are not a part of my life these days, the way they once were when, as a child, I would climb into the back seat of my father's late model American…
Finding a Writing Practice In 17 Syllables
Soon after I retired from teaching high school for thirty-five years, after hearing the voice inside my head say, “If you don’t stop teaching you are going to die,” I decided to look into MFA programs in Creative Writing.I had supported…
Of Cats and Trolls and the Healing Power of Storytelling
I have always believed in the transformative power of stories. The most edifying aspect of my 35 year teaching career was working with Philadelphia Young Playwrights to teach young people how to write, revise and stage their own plays. During those…