A kitchen that needs giving in order to say thanksNovember 20, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free PressPORT-au-PRINCE, Haiti − I am standing in the sink. Well. Where the sink is supposed to go one day. “We need to ...Read More
An election dominated by a man who wasn’t runningNovember 13, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free PressI looked. Really hard. I went up and down my ballot in the voting booth last Tuesday, scanning all the ...Read More
When all is said and done, a poem on the power of oneNovember 6, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free PressI heard a knock upon my door And opened it to see All the poor around the nation Looking back at me In ragged ...Read More
Where should we go when it’s time to go?October 30, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free PressOn a recent visit to the cemetery where my parents are buried, I was reminded of a bothersome fact: I have yet to ...Read More
The horrors of Haiti today are, sadly, very believableOctober 23, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free PressPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti − “It’s unbelievable.” We say that all the time. These gas prices? They’re unbelievable. ...Read More
Holy day brings a sad reminder: Antisemitism is always aroundOctober 9, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free PressThis past week, Jews across the world commemorated their most holy day, Yom Kippur, in which they asked for ...Read More
Hurricanes and war show the politics, pain, and power of our geographyOctober 2, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free PressThe old quote claims that “90% of life is showing up.” I wonder if the other 10% is geography. Hurricane Ian ...Read More
The undying bravery when facing a monster withinSeptember 25, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free PressDANA POINT, Calif. − What does courage look like? Does it have a face? A style? A barking loud voice? Or is it ...Read More