A Family Wedding

Outside the hall, the war raged on.

The Ice-Cream Truck

When you hear an ice-cream truck on your street, it means that someone has thought of you. It means that someone thinks you deserve something good.

Night of the Happy Bodies

The next thing I recall is that a large, purposeful woman was suddenly dancing at me, very close and very angry.

Roberta at the Morrison

I went in for heavy-metal detox, but found life and music lessons from Roberta Flack in the I.V. room.

A Lesson for the Sub

How my soul-mending sojourn as a substitute teacher was interrupted by two life-changing events.