Coming Home

Coming Home June 15th, 2006 — Coming Home            There is nothing great about coming home for a funeral. Funerals are meant to be sad, not uplifting, but in my family, funerals have quite the opposite effect. In my family, every time someone dies, it is expected that aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers, sisters, distant members of the [...]

Foot In Mouth

Foot In Mouth June 15th, 2006 — Foot in Mouth                  “You do remember how important tonight is, correct Edgar?” Elaine uttered as if going through a check list with her secretary rather than speaking with her soon-to-be-husband.       “Tonight you will be meeting my parents for the first time and they are still very unhappy about my [...]

Here’s To You Mrs. A

           Here’s To You Mrs. A June 15th, 2006 Here’s To You Mrs. Angelero               Mrs. Angelero was a tall lanky woman whose beauty was concealed by the thick eyeglasses she wore. Her raspy voice could make her students stand still in fear or feel safe and comforted. It all depended on what they were [...]

Somethings Never Change

Somethings Never Change June 5th, 2006 — Some Things Never Change           The grass always seemed greener in Blauvelt, New York. It was a green I’d never see again in my life. Well, maybe once, the color of a rich, dark, emerald I saw in Cozumel came close but in my mind, I’ve never been able to [...]