Sheffield Leaving the conference in Manchester, we walked by people moving quickly to join a march in the city over Gaza. Reports came in throughout the evening of huge demonstrations in London, Paris, Rome, and elsewhere. Similar to any march or protest, there are always signs and sentiments held by people that attach themselves …
Category: Personal Writings
Close Calls on the Road
New Orleans As the old saying goes, “I don’t want to put my dirty mouth on it.” As mi companera frequently counsels about death and disasters, “don’t open the window,” warning that even the mention or premotion is almost causal. Having driven over 100,000 miles on my truck in hardly four years and, …
Zach Polett
New Orleans It is hard to type the words, Zach is dead. None of us live forever, but somehow, I still thought Zach Polett would be with me until the end, just as he had worked with me in one way or another for over fifty years. His letter asking for a job is …