As the last note sounded, someone in the audience cried out. Not a bravo mind you, but more the type of shriek one might utter if a stranger had leapt from a closet in the middle of the night. A… Read More ›
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Dr. Audrey Evans Builds a House
My son Mike was walking through Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia when he saw a nonagenarian seated on a bench. He approached and asked if she was Dr. Evans. “Yes,” she replied. Briefly, he told his story and then thanked her… Read More ›
31 Flavors
“Growing old … what is the opposite of “growing”? I ask myself. “Withering” perhaps? It is, I assume, quite easy to wither into old age, and hard to grow into it.” The Journal of May Sarton: The House by the… Read More ›
Ladislav Bielik and the iconic photograph of 1968 Czechoslovakia
“The Bare-chested Man in Front of the Occupiers Tank” by Ladislav Bielik Update: This is the most searched post on my blog. On August 21st, hundreds, if not thousands, will read it. I’m reposting it today in honor of Ladislav… Read More ›
The Banishment of Indifference
We’re packing up, getting ready to relinquish our Charlottesville home next month. In a tiny house without closets, it’s amazing how many cubbyholes we’ve managed to create. Tucked under our end table, in a wooden box that my mother-in-law painted,… Read More ›
The World In Between 