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, […]
A Crash and its Echoes
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. […]
Grinding Sands Release the Core
“There are days the ocean spits beautiful shells, and the next day, just sand.” Larry Bryant And so with this sea of life, some days joy, some days—not so much. But there […]
These Others, Their Love, Their Laughter
One day in 1980, Hedy Page put paint to canvas at her spot on a Manhattan street. Her subject was the Plaza Hotel across the street. Hedy had painted many buildings and […]
In the Starlight
“Suddenly, I am living in the light of a star…” I write photo essays. My photos and words support each other. Most photographers do not need words; photos are their words; you’ve […]
His Pants Were Taller Than Me!
“I had fun for sixty-three years.” Warren Pearlman, who never worked a day in his life. I met Robin Sigadel through Hedy, no surprise there; Hedy Page is a social local legend […]
Not Even Nazis Could Dim Hedy’s Halo
Hedy (Pagremanski) Page found goodness in everyone she met, even a Nazi soldier. It was May 5th when I met artist Hedy on our Long Beach, NY boardwalk. She spoke of her […]
Peace or Pieces
“The total number of minds in the universe is one.” Erwin Schrodinger, Physicist and Nobel prize winner. The total number of Americans with an AR 15 is sixteen million, (None, I suspect, […]
Riders of the Blue Globe
It’s a new turn on this blue globe, for you, gentle readers, and this big kid. I see these new days of ours with fresh eyes. So the winter beach spreads before […]
“Be Kind to One Another,” She Said.
Tis the Season. Joy and kindness flourish. It’s notable in Long Beach, just as it is in your hometown, explosions of light by people wanting to share their good tidings with us […]
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