The Sylvia Plath Foreclosure Sale
I grew up surrounded by females. My dad owned a women’s clothing store. Both of my sisters were girls, and my mom was a woman. We had two female cats whose names–Big Kitty and Baby […]
Category: Fiction
My Poetic Life Insurance Exam
“Do you think you have enough life insurance?” my wife asked with concern after watching another half hour’s worth of depressing news. “All those Star Wars tchotchkes!” “Why do you ask?” I asked, and […]
The Mata Hari of the Faculty Lounge
Federal agents are warning leaders at top universities to be on the lookout for foreign spies or potential terrorists trying to steal their research. The Boston Globe I was sitting in my office, trying to […]
New England Ends Suicide Watch as Patriots Win First Game
SAGAMORE, Mass. Richard “Richie” Guertin is a forlorn-looking figure as he sits in a police cruiser sipping a cup of coffee while Adele Smithers, a volunteer from a local suicide prevention charity, assures him he’s […]
The Boulevard of Broken Memoirs
It’s fall, which means that people who are fortunate enough to take summer vacations are back in Boston, eyes-bright-and-coats-shiny like golden retrievers in dog food commercials. They’re tanned, rested and ready to take on the […]
WASP Diversity Officer Faces Suspicion, Prejudice
ROXBURY, Mass. Schuyler Colfax III is a member of minority group whose reputation has been sullied by the boorish habits of its less reputable members, and he struggles against the stereotypes that have resulted. “I’m […]