Santa was Here!

That’s what my 8-year old screamed as she rushed upstairs with the note Santa left them — he even ate Continue reading →

Quantity vs. Quality in Reading

Last week I got together with some guys who are book sellers/publishers. In our meeting one of the guys gave Continue reading →

Politicians, Prejudice, and Perfume

I miss Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. With them, politics lives up to its absurdist potential — and those brief Continue reading →

natural, nude & nekkid

Writing for me forces a constant struggle between a kind of “in the beginning” kitchen-sink narrative and surface banality. Striking Continue reading →

Mothers and Thanksgiving!

Yesterday was Thanksgiving — hope all of you had a wonderful, satisfying day full of food, family & gratitude!  For me, Continue reading →

Laughter & Learning

Whenever I do a history program for kids, someone inevitably asks me if whoever I’m talking about is still alive. Continue reading →

Kids and History

Sorry about the dearth of posts lately, I’ve spent the last 2 weeks either traveling or preparing to travel, so… Continue reading →

Imagination and Joy

You know that old homily that everyone is on a bell curve — we’re mostly clustered in the middle, those Continue reading →