8 comments What happened to food aromas?
I was standing in front of the bakery in Roche Brothers downtown. The pistachio donut looked really tempting. What the […]
Yearly Archives: 2015
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Grandchildren Underfoot and a Pig in the Cellar – writing ...
I had an essay published in the Boston Globe Sunday edition last week. The print title is “Two is company, […]
6 comments You make me nervous
You make me nervous. No, I get nervous. No, I let you make me nervous. Some people make me nervous. […]
Soul food in Boston
Soul Food in Boston…not. A recent article in the Boston Globe, Savoring a healthier, revitalized soul food by Peggy Hernandez […]
2 comments Respite
Respite. Rest. Get-away. A break. It was only a day and a half but I felt rejuvenated from the quick […]
5 comments The Hustle – Gypsy vs Uber
Uber, smuber. The idea of having private cars provide taxi service is not new. Uber and other similar companies, have […]
Being pissed off – A love choice
Some posts are published quickly after being written. Others sit for days, weeks, or even months. Usually written in anger […]
3 comments You don’t even know – the shadow self
You don’t even know who you think you know. The shadow self exists. When the story first broke, Joyce Mitchell’s […]
12 comments Better grandmother than mother (I am)
I love being a grandmother. (Love, love, love!) It is one of the roles I am gifted at because I […]
3 comments The Missing Panties Caper
A pair of my panties has gone missing. I don’t know how long they’ve been AWOL. Let me explain. I […]
To Be Real – Thoughts about Rachel/Caitlyn/Laverne
“It’s got to be real. To be real. It’s got to be real.“ The chorus from Cheryl Lynn’s 1978 disco […]
What Can I Do for You?
Let me know what I can do for you. This is a statement I received from several people recently after […]
How are you gonna hurt my feelings?
I had a great time visiting my family in St. Louis recently. Our trip was cut short but before the […]
3 comments Can I poet with you – Ntozake Shange
I had originally hoped to post a poem a day during Poetry Month (April) which has officially ended although there’s […]
2 comments Can I poet with you – W.H. Auden
Funeral Blues by W.H. Auden was made famous by the movie Four Weddings and a Funeral, when one of the […]
Can I Poet with You? – Lucille Clifton
It is downright unfair to pick a couple of poems from a prolific poet to represent them. In each of […]
Can I Poet with You? – Clarence Major
Clarence Major is a poet, novelist and painter. I have a tattered copy of Swallow the Lake, a volume of […]
Can I poet with you – Robert Frost
Lo and behold that some famous poems by well-heralded poets that I had to read for school, still speak to […]