Some people love movie theaters, concert halls, the beach. I love libraries. As long as I can remember there has always been a library in my life that was my second home. I remember feeling so alone during my freshman year in Israel at the University of Haifa. I felt out of sorts, out of […]
I sat opposite her not knowing what to expect. She had a warm smile that made me comfortable even though I had never done this before. For years I’d read about Tarot cards and seen people having their cards read in movies and it had always fascinated me, perhaps because of the cards’ vibrant colors […]
I’ve been dreaming about Mom lately, probably because her birthday is coming up on June 10. In my dreams she’s full of energy, laughing, running ahead so quickly that I can barely keep up with her. She was always larger than life, irrepressible, impossible to keep down. I’m only sorry that my girls don’t remember […]
This column was originally published in the Canton Citizen in 1999. I’ve been told many things: that fairy tales happen, that princes do appear despite frogs, and that I wear my heart upon my sleeve. I can’t help it; I tend to embrace the world with open arms. Thirty-two years ago a painfully shy boy […]
I lost my mom last month, and sadly it wasn’t the way I’d lost her almost 10 years ago at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Mom loved museums and I loved to take her. We would spend the day roaming the halls, gazing until we were exhausted. One day we started out together, but […]
It’s summer so I have more time to do things that I neglect during the school year. Like dusting. I hate dusting. I would rather get my teeth cleaned. At least there you know it will last six months. But dusting is something that only Sisyphus could have invented. But after reaching for a book […]
Editor’s note: The column below, entitled “New Friends,” was published in an earlier edition of the Canton Citizen and is being reprinted with a new introduction by the author in memory of the late Maura Sullivan, a Canton attorney and longtime community volunteer who passed away on March 11. I learned Maura’s philosophy of life […]
Bubble wrap sent a Philadelphia military academy into lockdown last week. According to US News and World Report: Officials with the Valley Forge Military Academy and College say a student who lives in an Eastern University apartment building located on the academy’s property heard what she thought were shots fired Monday evening, and called 911. […]
Last week Steve and I decided to escape the house for a day trip. Steve’s been wanting to stroll Newport’s Cliff Walk for a long time now, but somehow each summer passes and we never quite get there. On Sunday we finally made it. It was a perfect New England day — mid 80s, sunny […]
I couldn’t remember the last time Snoopy had lain so quietly in my arms, allowing me to softly stroke his wiry fur. I buried my nose in his ears, which have always been the softest, silkiest part of him. For months now he had been content only when walking with Cheryl or sleeping. The rest […]
