To be persuasive, we must be believable; to be believable, we must be credible; to be credible, we must be truthful. … Continue Reading →
Classical music first became important to me when I was a student at Brooklyn College in the late 1950s, although I heard music, especially opera, which my grandfather loved, from childhood. My piano lessons, of course, included compositions by Bach… Continue Reading →
Two days ago, April 16, 2024, Carl Erskine died at the age of 97. “Oisk” or “The Oisk,” as he was popularly named, was the last of the great Brooklyn Dodgers team of the 1950s, and one of… Continue Reading →
On Thursday, March 14, a skin tumor I have had for a while was biopsied a second time prior to resection. I was not concerned since, based on the macroscopic (“gross,” “naked eye”) appearance, I know it is benign. Gross… Continue Reading →
(published in the Spring 2022 issue of the literary magazine El Portal). Thunderbird Marty lost the first love of his life to the son of the district attorney of Brooklyn. At first the family chauffeur, driving a long,… Continue Reading →
It’s a balmy late-September evening at Mount Vernon. After a particularly busy day for the retired President, crowded with meetings and tasks, including answering President Adams’ letter by providing some suggestions to calm the ongoing squabbles between Jefferson and Hamilton…. Continue Reading →
For a few months, I have been part of a short-story-reading group operating under the aegis of New York City’s 92nd Street Y. Each week we read and then, via Zoom, discuss a short story. A couple of weeks… Continue Reading →
In July 1969, just months after the Tet offensive in Vietnam, I began military service as a part of the (Colonel Frank) Berry plan. This program allowed young physicians to complete their specialty residency programs uninterrupted and avoid… Continue Reading →
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