Published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette 3/16/2022 President John Kennedy’s repeated caution, “What’s past is prologue” is from the Bard’s Tempest. ‘Prologue’ proposes history repeats itself, often in war. Its full meaning contends that our future is subject to the choices we make. True citizens condemn invasions of peaceful countries. Please pray for the Ukrainians–andContinue reading “Faraway Countries”

Published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette Feb 4 2022 Northampton’s Forbes Library is inviting all Western Mass creatives to send in work for a Virtual Exhibit this spring. Its theme is every aspect of ‘Home.’ A fine winter challenge for homebound artists and writers to send in online submissions. Deadline: February 11th, 2022. The cityContinue reading “The Writer at Home(s)”

“During our lives, meaningful dates oft conjoin in the stars.” Every person I talk to says that 2020 was a memorable year. To be on lockdown meant home-confinement without a court-ordered leg-monitor. (I was shocked to learn that probationers have to pay a monthly ankle-bracelet fee, like cable TV—talk about double jeopardy!). Covid-19 is moreContinue reading ““You had to be there!””

Originally published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette August 6, 2021 “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.” Harry S. Truman August owns a moniker, ‘the dog days of summer.’ Well, every dog must have his day, and I’ve got that off-the-leash feeling. Also, what about cats? A good question, one likely misconstruedContinue reading “Reigning Cats and Dogs”