Preface May 1986 It was a beautiful Spring day. My friend Donna and I were outside of her parents’ home, sitting in her brother’s (my ex-boyfriend) parked old Cadillac. Despite the…
Preface February 1982 The heat was practically unbearable. We were a dozen thirteen-year-old girls who had been crammed together on the hot bus to Alexandria from Cairo for over two hours with…
Preface September 2007 At first, my fears from my own childhood were only about myself. Would they stare? Would they care? Would they whisper? Would they point? …
Preface October 2008 I had never been to Las Vegas, nor had I actually cared to visit, at least not for any type of vacation. But it was my older brother Peter’s…
Preface May 1979 I waited inside as my brother Peter’s friend from school, Tim, rang the doorbell. I had already seen Tim walking across our grass from the circle we lived on…
Preface January 2010 I was so relaxed. There was nothing like the feeling of getting a facial. Not that I get a chance to bask in this type of joy so…
Preface June 1998 I was completely pumped. It was my first day, and I was so happy to be starting my new job. The reputation of the company was stellar and…
Preface October, 1997 John and his immediate family were in the car on the way home from his Aunt Marcia’s house. He had just met me briefly the night before in synagogue,…
“A strenuous effort must be made to train people to think for themselves and take independent charge of their lives.” –Anne Sullivan Preface March 1980 I looked up at the clock”¦.only fifteen…
“Mommy, why did that boy die?” I turned around to Savanna, our six year-old, cursing myself that we had left the morning news running in the background during breakfast. We were…
Preface October 2012 By now, our three kids were tucked in our guest room sleeping, together in the basement. John and I decided to also sleep downstairs, nearby on the playroom couch.…
Preface August 1979 It was around 7pm, and my brothers and I were sitting, gathered in my paternal grandmother’s (“the little grandma’s”) one-bedroom apartment on 54th and 3rd avenue. My grandfather, who…
Preface February 1974 I held on to my favorite monkey, “Monkey Biz.” Sean had his arms around “Froggy,”who was wearing one of my younger brother Ted’s shirts that he had outgrown. …