Monthly Archives: May 2013

Essay. Memorial Day… for all of us, in memory of all of them

This weekend is the Memorial Day weekend in the United States, with Monday the holiday itself. I remember childhood Memorial Days as days of wandering around the cemetery trying to find my grandfather’s grave or my great aunt’s: Although the … Continue reading

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Essay. The Fog of Life.

A caution of sorts. I live near Boston, Massachusetts, so much of my personal doings and thoughts for the past month have taken place against the backdrop of the bombings at the Boston Marathon. This week a policeman gave his … Continue reading

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Reflections on Mother’s Day

Today is Mother’s Day in the United States. I am supposed to be happy. No one could have wanted a child more than I wanted Joseph, and I don’t think many families could have been more devastated than Jeff and … Continue reading

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Essay. Knowing where you’re going

When I was little, most of my friends and I had parents who told us we could become anything if we worked hard enough at it. Truthfully, most of us can’t accomplish many typical small-child wishes, or at least we … Continue reading

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