In my previous essay I spoke of watching for whales when I spotted a hat. It begged for a photo, so I stopped and asked the young lady beneath it, “Do you […]
She Escaped her Career Cage. Can You?
Life’s Little Things
Biking the boards and hoping for whales—I spotted a hat. I asked the young lady beneath it if I could photograph her hat, and she said, “Sure.” She was beautiful, and I […]
Andres del Sol
We needed our condo painted, so, as one will do, we hired a renowned artist. Andres LB is a well-known photo artist in Long Beach, NY. He’s also a home improvement artist. […]
Safe at Home? Not so Much, But We Celebrate His Life.
Many of you know that Lazar LaPenna’s leaving this planet was way too early—he was just ten years old. Worse, his death was at a Little League game in Point Lookout, New […]
From Mickey Mouse Drums—to Benoir
Each student is a violin. Benoir said his parents bought him a Mickey Mouse drum set. He said, “I played it one Saturday morning too early, and the Mickey Mouse drum set […]
Writing Mindsets
Her life of pain began on 9/11, yes, that 9/11/2001. But it wasn’t from the collapse of towers, it was the collision of cars. Long after her accident, Mindi sat in a […]
Standing Up—for Just One Person
Paul was a standup comic for twenty years; he always liked to put a smile on people’s faces. He still does, but now he wants to do it by helping—just one person. […]
A Crash and its Echoes
The steel crushed flesh and bone—and bone ripped away sight. Marianne Hassan and her husband Albert drove from a Christening to pick up their baby at grandma’s. It was May 25th, 1997, […]
Superheroes—and Us
Rob Rothman liked to draw as a kid, especially superheroes. But in high school, when actor Billy Crystal’s brother, Joel Crystal, taught him to paint, Rob fell in love with painting. I […]
A New Place to Play For You and Yours
I dared not enter that risky arena. I had no body armor or hazmat suit. A week ago I saw evidence that John Madera was still breathing his art onto our sand. […]
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