SENIOR SUNDAYS
SENIOR SUNDAYS On Sundays, a ten percent discount is given to seniors at Garden of Eden, a Manhattan market. Last Sunday, I was there,...
I'LL HAVE WHAT SHE HAD
I'LL HAVE WHAT SHE HAD (This piece was published on The Buffalo News op-ed page on June 30, 2012) A few words here about Nora Ephron...
The Grandfather Connection
(THE GRANDFATHER CONNECTION was published in Parents Magazine-April 1991.) My father and my daughter,Emily, thirteen, are doing the...
Happy Father’s Day, Dad
longer version of this essay appeared in PARENTS MAGAZINE (June 1988). My father would now be 104. [one_half] Dear Dad, It was...
ALMOST FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
ALMOST FIFTY SHADES OF GREY Our contractor said the renovations would take 2 to 3 weeks. Right! We’re approaching the end of Week 4....
CINDY AND MRS. BERG: TWO OTHER MOTHERS WHO HAVE MATTERED
(Nov.6, 2009-the eve of my second wedding) Tall, gorgeous Cindy came to my school, PS # 66, in the seventh grade. We clicked. Her giving...
Happy Mother’s Day: Mom’s Lessons on Love
(This originally appeared in The Boston Globe Magazine on May 9, 2010) Mom’s Lessons on Love She taught me to be independent and sure of...
AN ERECTION IN THE CLASS
AN ERECTION IN THE CLASS I bet the title leaped out at you. Made you a tad uncomfortable, but made you want to read more. That word...
A LITTLE PAINT, A LITTLE TILE
A LITTLE PAINT, A LITTLE TILE It began with a drip in the faucet Then the shower wall had a bubble The handyman tried to fix these...
YOU CAN’T GET PASTRAMI AT THE DRUGSTORE
You Can’t Get Pastrami at the Drugstore These are 21 of my favorite pearls of wisdom and quotes: I remain just one thing, and one thing...