September 12, 2024
Can You Hear It, Brother? — Part TWO
The turbulence of late 1960’s impacted everyone, even a Junior High School student from a small town in Western Pennsylvania.
Category: War
April 8, 2022
The Sound of Entitlement
I was awakened by the sound of titanium hitting a wood surface and instantly remembered that membership has its ignorance.
March 25, 2022
Sunrise Escapes
“Sometimes escape can be an art, or a selfishness, or just a gift you need to give yourself.” — Stephen Dunn, from his poem, “Mercy”
March 17, 2022
Sunrises with Zelensky
It is 11 p.m. EST, and I am safe and sound asleep when the sun rises in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.
April 21, 2021
Hidden Monsters
Be afraid. Be very afraid because it’s in there, waiting to surface again.
January 9, 2020
That’s So Pat! 1/9/2020
Dear Pat: I miss you very much. I haven’t seen you since October of 2018. During all these long months, … Read More “That’s So Pat! 1/9/2020”
December 11, 2019
Working Towards the President
Yesterday Adrienne asked me why so many Republicans have such blind loyalty to Trump. Without hesitation, I replied, “It’s the … Read More “Working Towards the President”
October 10, 2019
Who Wants to Think?
Like many Americans, I’ve been trying to understand why the current occupant of the Oval Office has so many staunch … Read More “Who Wants to Think?”
July 3, 2018
The War Over There
The word, “VIETNAM” on his baseball cap was the first thing I noticed about him eight months ago. Still, I … Read More “The War Over There”