I looked up the word karma the other day. It means action, work, or deed; it also refers to the spiritual principle of cause and effect where the intent and actions of an individual influence the future of that individual. I was telling a friend that my ex-wife did something, again, to hurt me while […]
It was colder than Joe expected as he walked from the elevator to his Lexus. He was wearing his zippered sweatshirt, olive cargo shorts, and sneakers. When he started the engine, he turned the heat to 78 before changing the radio to Maddog Sports. He heard the howling of the wind as he approached Interstate
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Let’s take a break from the coronavirus for a few moments. Let’s go back to everyone’s favorite topic after a mass shooting. Do you know what’s great about COVID-19? With everybody locked up, there have been two months of no school or workplace or hospital or movie theater shootings. Nothing has been open. Oy vey!
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Amid the starlight was the ever glow of the moon, that mother of the sky watching over every beating heart, steady and true. She was reflecting off the backyard pond, splashing down its watery white-silver glow, illuminating the houses surrounding her. And in the distance, the trees were silhouetted against the deep, dark sky. “So,
“Hello,” she said, picking up the kitchen phone. “No. Not yet. Yes, they’re both here. Okay, let me just give it to him and I’ll meet you at Neiman’s in about twenty minutes.” Upon hanging up, my mother walked into the dining room, picked up a large white Macy’s box, and dropped it on my
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Just the sight of the blue waters, the feel of the sea breeze, and the warmth of the sand under your feet are enough to let your everyday cares fly away. The expanse of the ocean has a way of helping put everything into perspective. The soothing roar of the crashing waves sings a gentle
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A Jewish Mother will negotiate with G‑d on your behalf—and win. Some call it prayer, but Jewish mothers are known to talk to the Master of the Universe much in the same manner as they talk to their husbands. Perhaps you’ve heard of the Jewish mother who took her child for a stroll on a
I was looking at old photographs last week. I could look at photos all day long, which is why all my photo albums are in the closet and I rarely allow myself to look at my Google Photos during the week. But there I was staring at me, cute as a button, at eight years
Love is a funny thing. Every Friday when I was five, my mother drove me to my grandmother’s house. My brother and sister were in school, and my mother’s beauty parlor was near Nanny. She dropped me off at ten o’clock and would reappear after lunch with her hair coiffed majestically and a trunk filled
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I’m waiting for her, she just doesn’t know it. I even know her name. Just a random thought constantly going through my mind. Stray or random thoughts are what scientists call involuntary semantic memories. These thoughts are involuntary, meaning they were not something you were trying to think of. Semantic refers to facts or events,
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