Childhood

Childhood

I was returning home a few evenings ago and I smelled, in the hallway of the block, the smell of fried meat. I’m not a meat fan, never have been, although I’m not a vegetarian. But that smell had the Madeline effect on Proust on me; it took me right back...
Verba Volant

Verba Volant

“What can come of someone like her?” Said a neighbor in the neighborhood where I grew up when I was failing out of school.My father and he didn’t get along, and that neighbor chose to badmouth me.His words got to me through the ‘goodwill’...
The Pharmacy

The Pharmacy

– A 24-hour pharmacy is not an easy place to work. – Why? – In the hour I’ve been here, only people with problems have come in, people in pain. It’s not easy to manage that and then go home in a good mood. – I don’t see it...