I hated church. It took me away from the thing I most wanted and that was “USA’s Kung Fu Theatre.” “Rasslin” ( or wrestling) was coming on also and we couldn’t watch that either. My brother and I didn’t “eat” food. Rather, we consumed as quickly as we could so we could get back […]
It’s been 10 months since COVID-19 became visible all around us and we were forced to accept this new normal. We were welcomed with sanitizers and masks while staying six feet away from each other became part of the culture. With more restrictions in some areas, it feels normal to stay in our homes and […]
When I reached California in 1977, I was a refugee from communist-ruled Poland. “Go to a place where the oranges grow,” my mother had said and I listened. I struggled hard to reach it. In fact, my mother meant Israel, but I came across “The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck, picturing the struggle of […]
Chapter 2 It was just after breakfast, Charles’ favorite time of day. On any day, he would sit on his balcony and look out over the city. As a boy, he had wondered why the royal bed-chamber looked directly down on an open marketplace, the sounds of barking stall keepers, the smells of livestock. […]
I started to take music seriously when I lost my Dad in a tragic motorcycle accident. Just before he passed, I had started recording my first EP eight months earlier. I was married at the time and my wife introduced me to a producer and engineer that helped me get started with recording and mixing […]
Such an odd stance against the back-light. A lone fence post. Straggled barb wire weeping to the ground like limbs, forgotten in exhaustion, being dragged into twilight. But from where I sit, I cannot tell, is it into new day or lonely night our traveler sets his stark, weather-beaten brow? Going […]
As Adolf Hitler served as a muse for German artist John Heartfield, Donald J. Trump has been one for me. President Barack Obama was making great strides towards bringing people together after he was elected, although the deep seeds of hate for civil debate of opposing views still very much existed. In 2009, Dr. George […]
Chapter 1 Three beings come together. They come together as they have done before. They are the three most powerful creatures in existence, those only that may express a will. They have sculpted worlds, galaxies, and universes in their endeavors. They have come to make that which is not, that which cannot be. They have […]
When I was a child, I loved watching anime. Every day after school, I would watch shows such as Dragon Ball Z, Pokemon, etc. While these shows captured my imagination, I noticed many of these shows perpetuated racial stereotypes. For example, in Dragon Ball Z, the character of Mr. Popo strongly resembles a character out […]
A few months ago, we all used to greet each other with a handshake or a hug. It was a common gesture to address our friends, in offices, or anywhere else. The current situation is a bit different. People are avoiding the usual way of greeting each other. Instead of a handshake, they are waving, […]
