Annual Ritual

On July 3, 1976, my cousin Larry married Rose in Queens.  Each year my father’s relatives get together on Independence… Read more Annual Ritual

The Train

It was a perfect autumn afternoon in Pittston.  Elmer and Albert were taking their daily walk.   “That freight train’s been… Read more The Train

how a northeastern Pennsylvania high school got its name

how a northeastern Pennsylvania high school got its name

way down upon the susquehanna

“Hey this is neat! I feel just like the Injuns in those John Ford movies!” giggled Gondo. Jane, though, wasn’t… Read more way down upon the susquehanna

you keep same ing when you ought to be changing

Reginald and Rachel were making their annual Thanksgiving pilgrimage to Wyoming, Pennsylvania, to see Queen Esther’s Rock. As always they… Read more you keep same ing when you ought to be changing

to grandmother’s house we go

The school year has ended for St. Gabriel’s in Queens. My father drove us to the Port Authority. My mother,… Read more to grandmother’s house we go

snow snow baby

Having lived in New York and northeastern Pennsylvania throughout all my lifetime, I’m most certainly quite used, by now, to… Read more snow snow baby

younger me talks to older me

One day recently I wandered, as usual, into a time warp and met 2004 me for coffee. He was happy… Read more younger me talks to older me

the cousins

It’s the Fourth of July weekend in Hilldale, Pennsylvania, and all the local townspeople are having their annual bonfire. My… Read more the cousins

hep foods

Nobody can say that my eating habits have ever been precisely orthodox.   Whenever I go to a restaurant, or… Read more hep foods