This cold NJ Spring could not be more beautiful. From close to the edge of a proverbial cliff, I heard the Supreme Court hearings this morning—a stream of legalese with precedents and tautology that followed circuitous routes as it flowed. Will it merge with the sea of protective Democracy? Or will it fail as it […]

In his author note following Everyone Brave is Forgiven, a heartfelt story that takes place during the Second World War, Chris Cleave writes: “I wanted the reader to come away wondering whether forgiveness is possible at a national level or whether it is only achievable between courageous individuals.” This powerful question resonates today in our […]

The train whistles in Hopewell where it merges with Amwell, NJ. Centuries ago, one brother passing another, greeted: “Hope you’re well!” “Am well” rung out in answer somewhere along the province line road that separated two counties. Our farm sits a few hills away with a centuries-old gray barn cocking it’s ear to receive and […]

Thou shalt not kill. Why can’t mankind learn that there is no end to a circle of revenge? Why does mankind believe in scripture but never follow what they have written and spoken and known? Because so many children can not be raised with love. All they know is hatred. Can those of us who […]

During the Princeton Day School reunion a return to the house where I had grown up and later spent some years alone confirmed the dichotomy that everything changes yet also remains the same. It was a beautiful day outside at the luncheon tables. Debbie Hobler, seated next to me, mentions how her work to write […]

The passionate author Sy Montgomery’s understanding of creatures through empathic love can open hearts everywhere. While we worry about the ill effects of climate change, we’d be wise to be concerned about the ill effects of our attitudes toward creatures we see as unequal or threatening to us. They are more than equal. They are […]

March 18th 2023 Learning arrives on its own time and transport. This month has delivered a windfall from Sweden. A young man wrote me about doing a reenactment of Karl and Helen for Titanic-Voyage. His first question caused my hackles to rise. Reliving memories of the horrendous book Titanic the Tennis Story that erased decades […]

Today two purchase orders to print Starboard at Midnight were sent out to replenish supplies at the two Titanic museums in Branson MO. and Pigeon Forge TN. — heartwarming news! After years of Covid affected the museums, they are thriving again. The continuum of availing a clear pathway for readers to know my grandfather, not […]

Seventy years ago when people received their information from newsprint, it seemed much more accurate than it is today. Since I am in my seventies now, I remember fact checker corrections posted frequently in newspapers. Today’s NY Times depicts three fictional events that have recently appeared in Netflix programs, leaving viewers to believe inaccuracies about […]

My adored sister Susie passed away from this life on October 5th. There is one amazing photograph of her that speaks many many more than a thousand words: Dressed in an elegant black jacket, she is sitting in a dark restaurant, about to blow out her birthday candle; a Maxfield Parrish patch of blue shines […]