See? I’m back already. I’ll make this brief. Last week, I stumbled on a short film which I wrote about on Medium. We need to inoculate ourselves against the hurt and pain swirling, like a deadly virus, around us, our loved ones, and the millions who are suffering. Read the backstory on Medium — or […]
Writing/Podcasting/Nurturing Our Relationship: Heartfelt Stories, Hard-Won Lessons, and Humor
Where the hell have you been, Melinda? Quick answer: NOT poolside. I’ve been publishing my work on Medium and recently added podcasting/writing to my resume (as guest and host). Checking in with you now and more regularly, I hope, will better our relationship. For a while now, I haven’t posted stories here and there. […]
Here’s One You Won’t Want To Miss: Rest in Peace, Shirley Zussman
Getting to Know the Old Lady Who Got Away How Shirley’s Life Ends, and This Story Begins My friend, Margaret, sent me Shirley Zussman’s obituary, published in New York Times Legends. (I’ve copied it below, broken into paragraphs to make it easier to read.) Margaret knows I seek out old ladies — and Shirley was certainly something! […]
Holiday Cheer: A Reason to Smile and Articles You might Have Missed
Usually, “Bah humbug!” and devoid of holiday cheer… this video erased my usual this-time-of-year annoyance! Okay, so I’m a sucker for Poodles. Sue me! You might be, too, if you meet Rocky, my parti poodle. He appears occasionally in my writing — sometimes as teacher, sometimes as terror. Except that the darker grey patches on his puppy […]
When I’m an Old Lady…A Reflection on Aging in the Wake of my 78th Birthday
The following rumination, published first on Medium, was inspired by “my old ladies”… …women 20 or 25 years older whom I’ve befriended and gotten to know since I was 50. I now am old enough to be someone else’s “old lady.” Still, I continue to seek out “good” much-older women — though I’ve had to […]