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Caroline Eltrich

Posted on 6 November 2019 by M.

Dear Sweet Caroline: Why did you leave us so soon?  You have flown away beyond the sun, scattering your joy and beauty and love among the stars, whence they will shower down upon us, like flower petals on a warm … Continue reading →

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22 October 1968

Posted on 22 October 2018 by M.

Fifty years ago today, also a Monday, at the age of twenty-one, amid a deeply unpopular war, in a decision created out of a haze of depression, patriotism, and a deep yearning to free myself from the distrustful control of … Continue reading →

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God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Let Nothing You Dismay)

Posted on 21 December 2017 by M.

  Christmas is once again almost upon us.  And “upon us” is how it feels this year.  Well, in reality, it feels that way almost every year for me.  That may, in part, be due to my (adoptive) parents having … Continue reading →

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The Daily News

Posted on 16 December 2017 by M.

It’s the news.  It’s always the news.  Every day.  Every night.  Every week.  All. Year. Long.  There’s a very real danger that if I pay attention to everything – every new scandal or revelation or exposé involving the incompetent cabal … Continue reading →

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Baseball with Harold

Posted on 10 June 2017 by M.

I’m sitting at a bar, having dinner, and a baseball game is on the TV above the bar.  San Francisco versus the Mets, I think.  This recalls for me that baseball was one of the ways (perhaps the only way) … Continue reading →

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How to Laugh in Chinese

Posted on 1 June 2017 by M.

  There are a number of different ways of laughing in English:  chuckle, snicker, guffaw, chortle, grin, and plain old laugh, among others.  It’s much the same in other languages. In Chinese, for example, you can laugh Hā Hā (哈哈); … Continue reading →

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Fifty Words on Easter Morning

Posted on 16 April 2017 by M.

Dying eggs                                                                             … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye

Posted on 2 April 2017 by M.

  I’ve said goodbye a lot in my life.  To people.  To things.  To houses and places.  Some I’ve been sorry to leave; others, not.  Some left me.  It’s all goodbying, though, whether you open the door or someone else … Continue reading →

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Pity the Fool …

Posted on 1 December 2016 by M.

The shock is beginning to wear off now.  At least until the next newspaper or internet or television piece that I see or read.  Then it comes back again, dulled somewhat by resignation, but it’s there nonetheless.  Talking about it … Continue reading →

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Four Mothers

Posted on 7 May 2016 by M.

  Here’s to all the mothers in my life: To Ruth, without whom I would have no life, nor love of words and books, I suspect. To Dorothy, who gave me opportunities and aggravation, though not in equal measure. To … Continue reading →

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