Wearing a face mask covers the patch of gray that is now my beard. When the lady at the cash register confuses me for one of the college students, I smile inside. I suddenly realize that the mask makes me look decades younger… and I like looking younger! As middle age has stealthily set in, …Read More
Month: June 2022
To Thine Own Self Be True ~ Shakespeare
Polonius gives advice to his son, Laertes, in Shakespeare’s tragedy, Hamlet. Laertes is leaving Denmark to study abroad in France. Polonius states that he only has a “few precepts,” but his long-winded speech goes on and on as a sort-of comic relief in the middle of the tragedy. In high school, I recited this speech …Read More
Grandmother Tree
Grandmother Tree by Dr. Joel Ying I remember the great grandmother tree of Claymont Mansion. The dappled light under the shade of her branches; the wind rustling the leaves into the rich moist soil. Grandmother has seen many suns, moons, and stars. A lark sings to the beauty of her nurturing. Walking paths meander here …Read More
Remembering Vincent Chin ~ Annie Tan
How do you turn tragedy into prayer? … a prayer for a better world … a prayer for justice … a prayer for healing … June 19, 2022, marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Vincent Chin. The Asian American community united in response and worked to expand the protections against hate crimes. Learn …Read More