Quickening: Finding Those Living Moments
I’m always reading, always have a novel to settle down with at the end of the day, though my current
I’m always reading, always have a novel to settle down with at the end of the day, though my current
In past years, if I sat down to write novels about people connected to one another in various ways; if
BEING MORTAL And that is what Gawande emphasizes in this book: choice. The cases he relates are all about
When I was in grade school, I wrote a story about an avalanche. What did I know about that frightening
This post recalls an experience many of us have had. And lately, when I fly, I never get a window
Dear Readers: some of you have seen this piece, as it was posted last week…but most of you have NOT,
SO WHY READ THIS NOVEL? Maggie O’Farrell could not have known that our spinning globe would be plagued by
It amazes me, that in these times of easy access to music, a song can define who you are,
My mother Jinni, who raised us after my father’s sudden heart attack and death, revealed through her example the rewards
As a writer and a dreamer, books are always on my mind. Yes, I read books…and
LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND, a well-received novel written by Rumaan Alam and published in 2020, is now a feature film on
Every so often, a “forgotten classic” is rediscovered and the literary world rallies with praise and predictions. This is
Good Night, Sleep Tight (In a hurry? Read the last paragraph: what sleep animal are you???) It’s rather shocking and
Can I be beautiful with the shoes I had to wear? And how beautiful? I often spend at least an
A piece in the Chicago Tribune inspired me today. The author, Peter Schwartz, wrote: In
Many of you know that after teaching high school English at Bloom Township HS, I went back to school