Remember that time the downtown library took a slice of paradise and put up a parking lot? Richard Berry does.…
That time in Iceland
Looking back to the time before Covid, it’s amazing to think about how casually we made decisions and plans and…
Oh the places we’ve been
Now that we’re all more or less armchair travelers it’s fun to reflect upon the places we’ve been before things…
The mask’s the thing
In Greek theater, the mask was the thing. The actors wore them to convey tragedy and comedy alike. Ironically, when…
Remembering Florence
When you’ve been spending a lot of time home-bound in these COVID-19 times, you begin to think about the places…
Declaration of Independence
When in the course of human events it becomes necessary… I am an American patriot. I have been to war…
Optic delusions
On Thursday I repeatedly called a telephone number for one of the city pools hoping to talk to a live…
A poet in Florida
I learned that Shakespeare really lived so scholars have decided. Though quite a few have studied me they’re not as…
Discarded monuments
I originally wrote this piece in the summer of 2017, when I was traveling in Russia. It seems a good…
Downtown’s war zone
In the city’s defense it probably seemed like a good idea at the time. I mean “temporarily” closing off sections…
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