artist in focus: Leonard Cohen's music
I'm neither Jewish nor Canadian. But I listen to Leonard Cohen and other 1960s band I did not grow up listening to these sounds Or know...
MOTHERS
While in a bus I overheard a Park Slope mother Criticizing about another mother Comparing her life to another Some mothers have careers...
"Hate is Outta Date! "
You are given voices to sing praises Not to speak ill of others You are given hands to create things Not destroy the good work of...
The Way and The Truth
It was in one of my solo adventures where I literally walked for 500 miles from St. Jean Pied de Port, France to Galicia , Spain , that...
Hygge
a quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being It's a frigid Sunday winter...
Thankful not just on Thanksgiving
Thankful for the food on my table I made with my hands Not just to nourish our bodies Or give us strength and energy But to savor the...
Share the Faith
Cars honking, people cheering Making loud noises to express great jubilation With the results of the Presidential election The loud noise...
Outrageous, Sensational Art
"The purpose of art actually is to make you feel quite uncomfortable " ---- Michael Moore ( film maker) These outrageous, sensational art...
Great expectations
I did not bring life into the world to have a mini version of me That is nothing but pure vanity My child is not my clone but a gift...
Bookstores
"I created this bookstore like a man would write a novel, building each room like a chapter, and I like people to open the door the way...
