Some relationships with horses are kinetic: body-to-body, muscle-to-muscle, soul-to-soul. Jasper was bred to be a high-priced Arabian cutting horse. But after his mother delivered him,…

Only a hero returns with the truth, Perseus told himself. How the hell was he to go about cutting off the head of Medusa?--Medusa who…

One of the worst things about a closing night, even if it’s the end of a play that failed, is that you are not just…

It is a wet morning in the large city, as the #104 bus opened its doors to the small waiting crowd ,all of whom were…

I’ve reached the age where certain truths become evident, some welcome, some not, but finally, since they do ring with the weight of "truth", I…

My husband and I were wondering today why babies and old women seem to fit together so naturally. Do we all remember each other from…

At the end of his movie, Annie Hall, Woody Allen faces the camera and tells a joke about a man who goes to the doctor.…

Paul slept with men. Had always wanted to, according to the therapist we saw together. Having sublimated that desire all his life, he now wanted…

No matter how hard we try, we cannot make our bodies last past their due dates. Nope. That’s one ball that starts rolling and that…

I guess that one reason why people love ghost stories is that if there are ghosts, our loved ones are not lost. Something, even something…

If an ox can be a gentle diplomat with a devilish sense of humor, that was Chuck, the circle boss. Standing next to each other,…

In the aftermath of a great slaughter there always seems to be a great love among the survivors affected. Like after great sex, all the…