It’s the time of year for back-to-school shopping. Here’s a memory of a special shopping trip from the year I
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Photograph
I’ve kept the photograph I talk about in this piece on top of my dresser for decades. Every morning I’ve
MorePhysical Education
In this prose poem, I look back at the way body image and sexual identity were handled fifty years ago.
MoreLetters to My Father, Part IV
Here is the final letter in the series. 10 – Locks
MoreLetters to My Father, Part III
Here are the next two letters in the series. 8 – Mom and Me 9 – Mom and Me Update
MoreLetters to My Father, Part II
Here are the next few letters in the series. 5 – Walls 6 – The Sparkles of Life 7 –
MoreLetters to My Father
When my father died, my synagogue gave me a brochure to read called “Taking the Time You Need to Mourn
MoreForgiveness
As I get older, and possibly wiser, I find myself more and more able to forgive both my parents and
MoreUnderstanding
Having children of my own has helped me understand in a deeper way what I lost when my mother’s illness
MoreMy Father in the Snow
My relationship with my father was complicated. He wasn’t always critical and competitive. Today I’m sharing a prose poem which
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