The Bittersweetness Of ‘Granding’
I remember enough pieces of my childhood to appreciate, in hindsight, that I must have been an incredible pain in the ass. There were times that I was a whiny little bitch, there were...
Meaning & Purpose: Introduction
For all that has been said, fairly or otherwise, about human beings, there is one immutable fact about our species that can neither be denied nor overcome; the Homo sapien is the quintessential paradox....
Meaning & Purpose: Part III
Have you ever watched someone die? I mean, up close and personal while holding their hand as they take their last breath? I have, and, so far at least, it has been the hardest...
Meaning & Purpose: Part II
I am going to whistle past the graveyard of the current socio-cultural and political circular firing squads currently gunning down innocent civilians on city streets all around the world, at least for a few...
Meaning & Purpose: Part I
"What we think is ours alone, what we do affects us all." Despite them being inanimate objects, words have meaning, and how they are used serves as many purposes as there are combinations...
At 65, I Finally Know What I Wanna Do When I Grow up
I was born in Washington DC and grew up in a Maryland suburb just over the line. All of my extended family lived up in the Harpers Ferry part of the state, out...
Once The Seeds Sprout , The Teacher Becomes The Taught
This story begins in late October 1999. If it were a movie, the opening scene would be me driving a really shitty car, running countless red lights and stop signs, with a screaming...
A Necessarily – Amiss Christmas Missive
Editor’s note: This was first published back on Christmas Eve of 2009. The world was a dramatically different place back then. Accordingly, it has been nuanced over the years since its first publication. The...
Killing Your Children
The weapon of choice is not the problem. The problem is the decision to use a weapon to solve the problem.
A Bright New Star Shines In Heaven
On June 30th, 2019, after a mercifully-brief and terribly unforgiving illness, Denise passed away in a hospital bed somewhere in Brooklyn New York. I don't know when she was born, I don't know where...
