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Lessons from the sea
On the last day of August, with school starting this week for many of us, it’s a good time to reflect on some summer lessons from the sea. I’m from the Ocean State, Rhode Island, with its miles of...
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More lessons, this time courtesy of Honda
Wellfleet Bay When my Honda broke down on Labor Day and couldn’t be revived, it was a catastrophe. Epic fail, as my kids would say. The car, you see, decided to die on the Outer Cape, Cape Cod, which,...
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Roses in Winter
Lounging this morning with the Sunday New York Times has already provided considerable food for thought, and I’m not even into the Week in Review yet. The front page of the Style section features a...
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Awesome or Awful?
As I left the theater, having just seen The Tree of Life, a woman waiting in line to see it asked, “How was it?” Awesome! I said, just as another patron declared, Awful! And that pretty much sums up...
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Stories From My Life
Stories From My Life is a visual storytelling workshop for senior citizens that I’ll be teaching this fall at the Mamaroneck Public Library. Beginning on September 18th, we’ll meet on Tuesdays from 2-4...
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Stories From My Life: An Illustrated Book Workshop
I’m delighted to introduce guest blogger Holly Posner, who is assisting me with the Stories workshop. Holly has taught writing at NYU, Hunter College and the New School, and holds an MFA in Poetry from...
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The Stories From My Life™ workshop was mentioned in a New York Times article by Alina Tugend that brought together a range of commentators on the ever-evolving subject of photography. Thanks, Alina! “I...
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One Today
Watching the inauguration, remembering that freezing, heart-warming day four years ago when my sons and I were together on the National Mall watching Obama make history. Here is a double portrait of...
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