"What a powerful thing to know that one's own desires are mappable on to strangers."  from George Saunders, from a story about traveling to DuBai.  From "The Brainhead Megaphone," I believe.I love this quote by Saunders.  The idea of making your desires mappable as … [Read more...]

"We all return somewhere," my daughter, Kate O'Connor Morris, writes in her beautiful essay, published recently in the Evergreen Review.  I am her mother and I'm proud, but I also think she's a great writer.   And just beginning... These images of Coney Island … [Read more...]

 The other day I was having coffee with some of my cousins from out of town.  And my cousin Jim asked me what my days were like.  He's a cardiologist so I'm assuming our days are quite different.  He's doing his rounds, saving people's lives.  I'm … [Read more...]

It's getting late.  I've just left my friends at the Piazza de Ferrari.  I'm walking slowly back to my hotel.  I've taken my time and now it's dark.  I'm following Via Garibaldi, one of the more elegant and well-traveled streets of this city.  It is a … [Read more...]