Entries Tagged as 'stories'

Friday, June 27th, 2008

She’s BACK!

… my mom, I mean. And boy, do I love to read her voice again (even though we talk on the phone several times a week - you can only revisit those conversations in your mind - you can’t go back and re-read them and find new and wonderful things, because memories tend to fade.  [...]

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Driving with tears in my eyes

Just go listen to this.  I dare you to listen without feeling hope, without appreciating this man’s gentle dignity, without joy at his accomplishment. 
Go on - I dare you.

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

“Ted says hi.”

I was sitting in the departures lounge at LaGuardia earlier this week, talking to my mom on my cellphone (quietly, I need not add). Suddenly, I said, “Oh my - there’s Ted Koppel.”
“Really?” Mom asked.
“Really.”
“Well, tell him I said hello,” Mom said flippantly.
Whoever was in charge of the knobs and levers of the [...]

Monday, September 24th, 2007

A Fairy Tale

Once upon a time there was a special princess, born on an autumn island, swirling with leaves of gold, amber, and ruby. Her parents, the king and queen, loved her very much (of course they did – this is that kind of story). They watched over the princess, as all parents do, but [...]

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