- Sep 13
My Hair-Raising Journey
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...
- Dec 17, 2019
I’m a Sucker for The Nutcracker
Nutcracker on Ice 1993 Published in ChicagoNow, December 17, 2019 Nothing says holidays for me better than hearing music from The...
- Aug 1, 2019
Immigrants and America: Lessons from the Past
My paternal grandmother as a new immigrant Published in ChicagoNow, August 1, 2019 Our current anti-immigrant political climate is sadly...
- Jun 18, 2019
Happy Birthday Paul McCartney
Published in ChicagoNow, June 18, 2019 Today Sir Paul turns 77. Yikes! I still remember, as if it were yesterday (pardon the pun) the...
- May 14, 2019
Why Facebook Ghost Accounts are a Good Thing
Published in ChicagoNow, May 14, 2019 Recently, I joined a writers’ group in which many of us have talked about creating memoirs. Some...
- Feb 13, 2019
The Letters: A Valentine’s Day Message From My Late Parents
Published in ChicagoNow, February 13, 2019 My mother bequeathed all of the love letters she and my father wrote to each other during...
- Dec 18, 2018
When the Dog Dies
Savannah was very tolerant Published in ChicagoNow, December 18, 2018 Yesterday, I had to pick up my granddaughter from middle school so...
- Dec 4, 2018
The Dress and Family Ties
Published in ChicagoNow, December 4, 2018 I just gifted my great niece with one of the flower girl dresses my granddaughters had worn for...
- Oct 23, 2018
Finding my Voice
Published in ChicagoNow, October 23, 2018 I loved my fifth-grade teacher, Martin Hollander. He told us our class was a democracy in which...
- Oct 11, 2018
Learning to Play Mahjong
Games my Mother Played and Why I don’t Play Games By Laurie Levy, October 11, 2018 It is the sounds that are etched in my memory. Tiles...