Keep your eyes on the prize: finish the degree!
Dear Daughter, You have delivered them to college (Morehouse and North Carolina A&T). What you’ve been grooming them for truly […]
Dorchester
But when do I clap – Understanding Chamber Music
His voice filled me from the sheer beauty of it – the deep register and clear tone. I didn’t understand […]
Good Customer Service
Recently, I’ve had good customer service in a few places. I used to experience good service so regularly that it […]
Our Love in Write on the Dot Volume IV
There is no greater thrill for me than seeing something I’ve written in print. and I am pleased to have […]
Inventology: how we dream up things that change the world
What inspires people to invent things especially the inventions that are so obvious once they are created? What inspires people […]
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, […]
Write on the Dot – Vol. III featuring me
A short story of mine has just been published in Write on the Dot: Volume III. It is available for […]
Only one way
You know what you know but you don’t know what I know.Although you assume you do when you proselytize. Every […]
Do as I say, not as I do – Voting ...
Like countless other people, so-called adults, Reverend Eugene Rivers tells people to do things he doesn’t do. He talks sh** […]
Stepping Out of my Comfort Zone
On Tuesday, Friday and Saturday I stepped outside of my comfort zone with great results. Just thought I’d share. I’ll […]
Round up 3 (Delightful in Dorchester and…)
Stuff I Did: Attended Social Media Workshop sponsored by the Dorchester Artists Collaborative at the recently opened Erick Jean Center for […]
You…plus two – in memoriam
The is written in memory of the victims of two separate, unrelated (so we are told) murders of a total […]
An unexpected change in the neighborhood
Ashmont Market and Liquor Store, a short five-minute (if that) walk from my house, is being sold. I first learned […]
With Appreciation – A List
I am feeling appreciative that I’m an appreciator of the bounty of this world. I appreciate the arts events that […]
Elizabeth Warren – Opportunity & My Mom
As an attendee at an Elizabeth Warren Listening Tour gathering recently in Dorchester, I was struck by her down-to-earth qualities, […]
Summertime Delights
Please forgive the lag time since my previous post. I’ve been too busy living, writing and cavorting to post. I will try to […]
Dirty in Dorchester
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that when I write about Dorchester, it’s usually to pay […]
H is for hair, D is for Deer, D is ...
Perhaps being with a four-year-old for the past three weeks has made me hyper-aware but I’ve noticed some interesting things […]