A Variety of Verse
Which Way is Straight? Spring had returned to the town of WilmetteYet some were not sharing in its merrimentFor in the village, within a dew-washed verdureThere lived a young lass…
Delete Mom?
As I grew up, there were several aspects of life that really bothered me. Why was it that most living things had to struggle interminably to achieve a fleeting existence?…
The Box in My Dorm Room
Today I decided to appease my curiosity and study the mysterious electronic box that I found in my suitcase after arriving at the University of Illinois. I spent the day…
The Pressure of the Past
Life usually falls into a set measure that follows a benign circular pattern of waking up, performing a standard daily set of activities, and winding down to slumber. My day…
The Storm
It was finally arranged. We had planned a sailing trip across Lake Michigan from Wilmette harbor in Illinois to South Haven, Michigan and, after a year of waiting, the time…
And No Mating!
The Ark stood massive and solidly supported in the valley. An impossible array of creatures was situated in the area, waiting their processing to gain entrance to the ark that…
On Abortion
Menstrual Extraction, Suction, Dilation and Curettage, and Saline are all methods of abortion and, to many, practiced methods of murder. But from the blind emotions of fanatic Pro-Lifers to the…
Henry’s Perfect Pitch
Henry Alfred Kissinger is an American politician, diplomat, geopolitical consultant and National Security Advisor under the presidential administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. As a Jewish refugee who fled…
Jamie’s Cigar
I attended Central School in Wilmette Illinois, just down the block from where I lived from 2nd to 6th grade beginning in 1963. It was a standard, nondescript collection of…