Readings
Thank You But No Thank You
I reflect on the two times in my life that I was offered $10,000 to help another human being.
Paying Off the Torah Dealer Was My Father’s Final Act of Redemption
My father died owing millions of dollars to hundreds of creditors. But he paid off this one debt.
We Want the Park
My best friend Danza and I are fledgling revolutionaries during the People’s Park march.
I am a Marionette
I mourn the loss of my ancestral threads after both of my parents are gone.
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Driven
Tower Journal
My father had a curious menagerie of cars and drivers during my childhood. He needed drivers because he was blind. But the hit parade of cars? Well… that’s another story.
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