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…

There is an overwhelming truth - or I guess I should type Truth - about existence that is so huge, so powerful, so encompassing, that…

My friend’s son is back for Winter Break from his freshman year of college. He’s exactly as he should be, completely solipsistic, as if the…

One of the most consistent questions professional actors get asked is “ Whew! How do you remember all those lines???” I usually answer by asking…

I am lost without imagery As Herr Finkham predicted, Andres was granted leave when his baby was born in April 1915. It was a boy…

Things have come to that Mutti turned from Nordsee. “I must telegraph my ships. I must send a telegram to Ernst in Berlin.” “Today?” asked…