I recently watched a documentary about some people who had gotten in trouble online. One of them read a story online that captured their imagination, made them feel that they had learned something about the world that others didn't know. Something that made the world make a little more sense to them. They heard about …
My husband poked his head in my office. "I'm going down to the lobby to pick up the FedEx," he said and disappeared. I hadn't even realized that we had a FedEx - had been too busy at work that day to even check my personal email. His statement distracted me momentarily: what could it …
My baby sister turns 50 this year. I’ve always looked out for her, big-sistered her, cherished her. And this year, she turns 50 and I have to reluctantly admit to myself that she is no longer a baby. She has a job of responsibility, including a promotion – up two grades – that she earned …
Many years ago, I worked with a computer program that, when booted up, took forever to come online. Instead of a spinning disk, it would flash the same words across the screen, bright green on black: Patience is Required… There you were, hovering over it in your coat and your commuting shoes, your backpack still …
Many years ago, I wrote a poem which started, We meet here every year on New Year's day, New Year's day. This poem has been running through my head for weeks. Last year, for President's Day weekend, my husband and I visited Washington DC. We took the early train down on Saturday morning, left our …
