Nov 14, 2014 | A Day In My Life
You know, being an academic, you really look forward to summer. At least I did, especially since finally landing tenure at Agawam College meant I didn’t need to teach this summer. And after the murder of my student in the spring, I was looking forward to some peaceful...
Nov 13, 2014 | A Day In My Life
I’ve been able to talk to animals since I was a child. My parents never believed me, and for a long time, I wasn’t sure it was real. This led me to believe I had to look elsewhere for a way to make a living. I have been everything from a spiritual advisor to a palm...
Nov 12, 2014 | A Day In My Life
High school reunions can be murder. To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, to have one murder as a result of your reunion may be regarded as a misfortune; to have two looks like carelessness. I wonder what Mr. Wilde would have said about three? Or four? Speaking of numbers, I had...
Nov 11, 2014 | A Day In My Life
I’m a Conch. To people who know what Conchs are, that should tell you a lot about my character. To those that don’t, well – it means I was born and raised in the Florida Keys. I came into this world at Fisherman’s Hospital in Marathon, the first in my family not born...
