Hubris
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Naked Came the Stranger & Stranger
“Cartoonist Mark Addison Kershaw’s getting off easy this summer: we’ve had two double-issues, and I’ve only managed to nag a total of seven cartoons out of him (for your and my viewing pleasure).…
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Impromptu Portraits & Shared Humanity
“These impromptu portraits offer glimpses into the everyday activities of people of all ages, living in all the many cultures I have stepped into over the years. We are all unique and beautiful…
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The Less I Do, The Better I Get
“I certainly don’t Google my name hoping to discover a buzz. That idea makes about as much sense to me as sitting down to a family dinner at 16 while peaking on a…
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Looking for Lattes
“The summer we fell in love, which was the summer of ‘72, we were both home in Schenectady, New York on break from our respective colleges, Kirkland and the Manhattan School of Music.…
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Greek Village Restaurant Syndrome
“I am a victim of Greek Village Restaurant Syndrome. Anyone who has spent more than a week in a small Greek village knows what this is. You have three restaurants in the village,…
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On the Road, Again
“Jonathan Raban, another gifted traveler, has addressed himself to why travel books and travelers who write are of such abiding interest. He might have been speaking of Leigh Fermor: ‘He is a creature…
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At the Top of My Little Cishet Lungs
“Tom Robinson of the Tom Robinson Band was—for me—the first queer punk rocker. I’m sure others came before, but Tom was the one who broke through into my consciousness—via the eclectic record collection…
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Vital Fictions: Superstition
“After the Atlanta Braves removed Chief Noc-A-Homa’s teepee in 1982, and the team lost 19 of the next 20 games, our son, a devoted Braves fan, blamed the gods. The team’s creation of…
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Up a New Crick
“When I was in the third grade, my unseasoned student teacher from Long Island insisted my use of the word ‘crick’ was incorrect and went so far as to contend that there was…