Another Year
It’s New Year’s Eve in the late 1960′s. My friend and I, my two brothers and a couple of other neighborhood kids are sitting on the floor in my parents’ ...
Childhood Memories
A Christmas Miracle
As Christmas miracles go, this one doesn’t really rate up there with near escapes, unlikely healings or sightings of celestial beings, but it’s a part of our family lore so ...
The Pirates and the Apocalypse
This is a true story. On October 4th of 1960, my brother had a pirate party for his sixth birthday. My brilliant, creative and artistic mother had created a virtual ...
Cats and Dogs
I was seven years old when I got a cat. Her name was Whiskers and she lived to be a grand old dame. The fact of her longevity certainly lends ...
A Birthday Card
In honor of his 25th birthday, here’s a picture of our son, John, at his first recital.When he was six years old, he asked to learn to play the violin. Thus began a ...
The Boys in the ‘Hood
I was the middle child in our family, the only girl, and the neighborhood was full of boys. Our street was the scene of constant war games, chases, races, bike ...
Wild Child
I’m often asked if ANGEL is autobiographical. The story itself is pure fiction, but Angel and I grew up in the same time and place, and even if my family ...
