The Valentine’s Day Grinch
Published in ChicagoNow, February 11, 2016 How should a man who just broke up with his husband of 10 years celebrate Valentine’s Day?...
Feb 11, 2016
The Shadow Box and Salvaged Memories
The Shadow Box Published in ChicagoNow, February 9, 2016 Cleaning out my mother’s apartment after she died was one of the saddest things...
Feb 9, 2016
How to Teach Science to Preschoolers
Published in ChicagoNow, January 25, 2016 When was the last time a teacher pulled you into her classroom so excited to show the work of...
Jan 25, 2016
How Not to Honor Martin Luther King
Published in ChicagoNow, January 18, 2016 At a grade school assembly to honor Martin Luther King, a child from a self-contained class for...
Jan 18, 2016
Boomer Nostalgia Puzzling Over the Spirit of the Sixties
Published in ChicagoNow, January 12, 2016 Guess what I found in the attic Sunday morning? A 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle called Groovin’...
Jan 12, 2016
The Art of Developmentally Appropriate Early Childhood Education
Published in ChicagoNow, January 6, 2016 There is no better place to lift my spirits on a dreary winter day than Cherry Preschool. I...
Jan 6, 2016
“In Other Shootings” -- Our Problem with Guns
Photo by Dmitriy Published in ChicagoNow, January 4, 2016 “In other shootings.” Those words were actually the seventh paragraph in a...
Jan 4, 2016
The New Star Wars Movie (Reviewed by a Woman Almost as Old as Harrison Ford)
The force awakens two of my grandsons Published in ChicagoNow, December 28, 2015 Spoiler alert. RIP Han Solo… or maybe not? Actually, I’m...
Dec 28, 2015
Genealogy My Father's Roots and Mine
Published in ChicagoNow, December 23, 2015 Today, December 23, is National Roots Day. Whenever I think about my roots, I am inspired by...
Dec 23, 2015
On the Third Anniversary of Sandy Hook
Light Your Candle and Pass on the Flame Published in ChicagoNow, December 14, 2015 Today is the third anniversary of the day a shooter...
Dec 14, 2015