Legacy
When Martin Luther King was assassinated, I was 13 years old. We lived in a white rural area far away …
Category Archives: Musings
Genius Tales
What is it about stories that demand retelling? We are human, we like stories. We tell them to each other, …
A Christmas Lesson
In the U.K. they have a tradition of the “Nine Lessons and Carols” in church at Christmastime, where the lessons …
It Tolls for Thee
Bells have been around for as long as people have been on the planet. The actual bell as we know …
The Content of Her Character
From the moment we humans first developed speech, stories have been told about courage. It is seen as a manly …
The Woman Makes the Clothes
Nothing prepares you for the sheer energy of Rei Kawakubo’s designs. From the hands and imagination of this Japanese founder …
The Wave and the Mountain
The framed photograph of my mother, happy and dressed for my brother’s wedding, sits on a Korean chest in my …
When Your Mother Dies
When your mother dies, it’s the first thing that comes into your mind when you open your eyes in the …
Clowning Glory
On view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art at the moment is an exhibition entitled “Seurat’s Circus Sideshow,” a collection …
Trash and Treasure, Part II
It is possible, in a single week, to see both the sublime and the ridiculous in almost anything. Exhibit #1: …
