who’s crazy now?

who’s crazy now?

by | | Fall

In the 1970s there was a man who lived under a bridge in the city where I grew up. Everyone knew him as the “Madman of Kurla Bridge”. He was no more than in his late thirties, had long Rastafarian matted locks, an unkempt beard, and dried on mud, caked all...
the x factor

the x factor

by | | Summer

On Jan 20th, 2024 a headline flashed across my phone and made me do a little shimmy. It had the audacity to identify the news as a ‘rare’ event even though we had just finished experiencing something similar in 2021. That year, two broods of Cicadas known as ‘Brood X’...
i’ll call her lucy

i’ll call her lucy

by | | Spring

She was speeding around from table-to-table like a bee to flowers, all 4 feet of her, her gray hair in a buzz cut.    I’ll call her Lucy.  It was a warm summer afternoon in 2021 and the pandemic era shut down was slowly beginning to ease.  We still wore masks and held...
Rise. Shine.

Rise. Shine.

by | | Winter

As this year inches out through our busy holiday season and we prepare to welcome a fresh crop of days, weeks, and months ahead, one cannot help but ponder the myriad of demands placed on our personal bandwidth each day and especially during the holidays. A recent...
the american dream: another look

the american dream: another look

by | | Fall

What are some words that come to mind when you hear the terms: DIVERSITY     IMMIGRANT      WOMAN     REFUGEE     MINORITY I recently put this question to a varied set of people of differing demographics. From age to aptitude and gender to geography, these subjects...