short story, brief fictional prose narrative that is shorter than a novel and that usually deals with only a few characters. Vol. 1 Brooklyn, October 17, 2021 Founded in 2009, Volume 1 Brooklyn engages and connects the literary-minded from Brooklyn… Continue Reading →
When Queen Elizabeth met with the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, a week ago, on September 6, I remarked to my wife how well the Queen looked, in the brief news clip, as she stepped briskly to the… Continue Reading →
Charlotte ate at Holly’s seafood restaurant more times than she could count. Annual gatherings with a dozen or so friends, beginning in their senior year of high school and still continuing as a few of them were starting menopause, even… Continue Reading →
In 1994, as I was approaching my 55th birthday, I realized one of my (many) regrets in life was that I never learned to play the violin, an instrument whose music I very much love. I own a violin –… Continue Reading →
You should watch the 1990s video of Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic Orchestra playing the Symphony #4 by Tchaikowsky as soon as you can but you have to do it before mid-day July 16, 2021 when the New… Continue Reading →
What’s in a name?That which we call a roseBy any other nameWould smell as sweet William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet There was a time when only physicians and medical students knew the name “Crohn.’” Even if you are only… Continue Reading →
I love my watch When I was in college I had an inexpensive Timex watch with a Speidel expanding watch band. I am right-handed so, in keeping with accepted styles, I wore it on my left wrist. In those days,… Continue Reading →
The name of the 19th century composer Frédéric Chopin is widely known. His compositions are frequently played on classical music stations, such as WQXR in New York and KUSC in Los Angeles, both of which can be listened to on… Continue Reading →
The Second Robert Remak Students of mathematics and crossword puzzle aficionados may be familiar with the name of the brilliant 20th century mathematician Robert Erich Remak (1888-1942) who is remembered for his pivotal 1911 work (“the Remak decomposition”) in the… Continue Reading →
This may well be the actual face of Joan of Arc. From contemporary reports, she was 5 feet 2–3 inches tall, athletic, and had dark brown hair and a somewhat short neck. We have no detailed description of her face,… Continue Reading →
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