Still Advocating
Writings of a retired educator, advocate, & baby boomer

On November 30, 2023, the City of Evanston Equity and Empowerment Commission held a special meeting with one agenda item. It was to vote...

It is my first “where were you when this happened” memory. On November 22, 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, I was...

I always hated this option on multiple choice exams. There was often a reason to suspect that one of the suggested answers could be...

Thanksgiving 1989 My children would probably say that I am a lot like my mother (pictured above). By the time they were old enough to...

Part One: My Childhood At my writers’ group, we talked about a challenge suggested by Nina Raskin: Think about who sat at your table from...

2013 — Just retired and on a trip When I was 65, I stepped down from being Executive Director of Cherry Preschool to mentor the new...

This memoir is dedicated to my writing group I was born with black hair. Unlike my beloved cousin Annette, my mother didn’t have to cover...

Remnants of our original Barbies that my granddaughters also used After seeing Barbie with my daughter and granddaughter, my daughter...

During the pandemic, we decided to forgo indoor restaurants in the interests of avoiding unnecessary exposure to COVID. This summer, we...

With two of my granddaughters in 2022 When Randy Newman’s song, Short People, came out in 1977, I laughed. Clearly, it was a satirical...