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Continue reading →: The Net of Indra
“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less…. any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore, never send to…
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Continue reading →: Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall
It started out as a friendly discussion about plastic surgery – rhinoplasty in particular. The Youngest Daughter of the family had just returned from a trip overseas to visit relatives and was reporting on the various family members – feminine – who had their noses done – clipped. The straight…
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Continue reading →: Vincenzo
“The rights and interests of the laboring man will be protected and cared for – not by labor agitators, but by the Christian men to whom God in His infinite wisdom has given the control of the property interests of the country.” George F. Baer, President, Philadelphia & Reading Railway…
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Continue reading →: Carrying Charges
A teenage girl stands in the center of the playing field at the city park. She is surrounded by a half dozen plastic grocery bags all overflowing with odds and ends of clothing. One hand rests on her slender hip, the other covers her mouth. She looks towards the road,…
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Continue reading →: Rocco & Kittybald
Back in the old days, if families had trouble making ends meet, they might take in a border or two who would rent a bedroom and take meals with the family. When I was a little girl, we had two borders who lived with us. Both were Italian, of course,…
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Continue reading →: Silly Vegetabes
I was walking through the produce section of my neighborhood grocery store feeling that delectable combination of smugness and virtue. Was I not overhauling my eating regimen, pulling exotic recipes from long neglected tomes, washing out vegetable drawers in the refrigerator, and hanging long braids of garlic from a nail?…
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Continue reading →: Gimme Some Tongue, Babe
Several years ago, I rented a room from a lovely Iranian family while I recovered from an illness. They were warm, funny, and kind. I found the cultural differences between my Italian American/Catholic heritage and their Persian/Moslem background interesting and educational. One characteristic that I noticed from the very first…
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Continue reading →: Grist for the Mill
There was a popular book titled “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” that discussed how modern transportation and refrigeration allowed people to have a wide selection of food from which to choose. This book title came to mind when I was evaluating the food that gives me sustenance as an artist and writer.…
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Continue reading →: The Neighbor
“Turn up the lights. I don’t want to go home in the dark.” Last words of O. Henry Her name was Mary but as a small child I could not pronounce it and so I called her Mimi. She was of Croatian descent and a second-generation immigrant. She spoke English…
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