Writings

After the parables

When I finished reading The Parable of the Talents, I saw that I had turned down the corners of four… Read More »After the parables

I am just finishing up the second in a series of science fiction novels by Octavia L. Butler, so amazing… Read More »The parable of the sower and the parable of the talents

I wish… My all-encompassing wish is that you live. That is all.I am sitting with you as medical personnel of… Read More »I wish…

Los Duendes: It’s My Story and I’m Sticking, Really Sticking, To It Whose house this is I cannot think. Encrusted dishes… Read More »los duendes

You look out the window to see the dark cloud cover, a gray beret atop the blue bald pate of… Read More »A february day

My mother was one to spout what she thought an apt aphorism for certain occasions. Sometimes they made sense and… Read More »Like it or lump it

I forget I’m not 25, the age I feel, until the grocery clerk asks, “Do you qualify for any special… Read More »So Many Questions

I cry every time I’m in the presence of paintings by the Impressionists, so it’s no wonder I spent the… Read More »Visiting the immersive “Beyond Van Gogh”

I have just finished watching a wonderful Britbox series, called “Time.” Not only is it well-acted, but the story line… Read More »This is what happens when I watch a film

Top reviews from the United States Neal Lemery 5.0 out of 5 stars A Terrific Tale Reviewed in the United States… Read More »Thanks for the great reviews!