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May 18, 20184 min read
Ken Goldstein: The Emergent Miracle of 50
Were popular songs from 1918 played widely in 1968? How about songs from 1928 in 1978? Or songs from 1938 in 1988? So how come songs from...
Feb 8, 20183 min read
Marcia Gloster: My Muse, My Love
Love passed, the muse appeared, the weather of mind got clarity newfound; now free, I once more weave together emotion, thought and magic...
Dec 7, 20174 min read
Peter Seth: "Many Years Later" Great First Lines
The Parks Department in my nice little town in southern California trucks in snow from the nearby San Gabriel Mountains to Memorial Park...
Nov 16, 20176 min read
Ken Goldstein: Tribal Ways and Open Doors
Few of us will ever have the opportunity to spend an extended period of time on an Indian reservation. If you don’t live or work there,...
Nov 10, 20173 min read
Marcia Gloster: I Refuse to Become My Mother
It’s pretty common wisdom that the way we parent is significantly influenced by the way we, in turn, were parented as children. That...
Nov 9, 20172 min read
Susan Petrone: When Our Mothers Die, We Become Unmoored
When our mothers die we come unmoored. There is no one to call on a Wednesday night to ask how you can tell if frozen food is still good;...
Nov 7, 20175 min read
Ken Goldstein: When Your Team Loses
The Houston Astros won the 2017 World Series last week. The Los Angeles Dodgers lost. It was an epic contest. Many have observed it was...
Nov 6, 20172 min read
Molly D. Campbell: As Parenting Mistakes Unfold
We do the best we can as parents. After all, there is no instruction manual. No required classes to take. No certification. People just...