Sept. 11 2001 reflections |
It is six years later, and Sept. 11 still plays in my mind.
That is why I wrote a book I hope to get published. It is a fiction novel, called "The Healing Process," about four people who are for...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:45:00 GMT |
Red Square |
What do you envision when you think of Red Square? Soldiers lined up in the bitter snow? Red flacks with painted yellow sickles blowing in the wind? Past czars, or Krushtev, addressing the people fro...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:29:00 GMT |
Skin, the unexpected foreign experience |
It started with bad shoes.Because we had a full day ahead of us -- shopping at a discount market, a Russian invitation to lunch and a ballet -- I attempted to carry as little as possible in my tiny kn...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:22:00 GMT |
The Russian experience -- The city |
Rain pelted the stone and asphault. Water ran off the red-and-white table umbrellas we huddled under in our patient wait for the storm to pass. We chatted with the students to pass the time, and Elial...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:03:00 GMT |
Russian experience -- the people |
They love music, much of it American music, remixed and in eletronic-techno style.
They can spot a fake from a distance. They know if you're trying to front them or pretend to be something your not. ...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:06:00 GMT |
Russian Experience 3 -- The Metro |
The bustling of commuters. The business of patrons rushing to and from work. Think fast. Move quick. Stay alert, for foot traffic flows like a blood vessel. Passengers dart swiftly and quickly between...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:55:00 GMT |
Russian Experience -- the country side |
When you think of Russia, you think of Red Square and stone buildings. You don't think of forest trees and the country side. But for the larger part of our trip, that's where we were, the countryside....
Posted by on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:25:00 GMT |
Russian Experience -- the country side |
When you think of Russia, you think of Red Square and stone buildings. You don't think of forest trees and the country side. But for the larger part of our trip, that's where we were, the countryside....
Posted by on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:25:00 GMT |
The Russian experience -- The Arrival |
For the purposes of writing:Ten hours, 22 minutes. That's how long it took to fly from Atlanta to Moscow. The airplane became a perverbial home at 35,000 feet, with people kicking off their shoes and ...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:32:00 GMT |
over seas soon |
We are flying out next week.....It's getting close!Because of the lack of technology that will be available to us while we're there, we won't be able to keep you posted along the way. We will be flyi...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:25:00 GMT |
