The Day The Crisis Began: Final Part

Final Part: Once he was acquainted with my motions, the doctor reached over and gently took my wrist in this hand. He placed three fingers on the inner right-side of my up-turned arm and held them there, softly. In a few seconds the pressure of each finger-tip began to fluctuate at different … Continue reading

The Day the Crisis Began: Part I

Here are the first few lines of a short story I am working on. ================= I remember the exact moment my mid-life crisis began. It was a lovely morning in April.  I’d turned forty-five few months earlier.  My wife was in a flirtatious mood; sort of playfully aggressive. If we’d … Continue reading

Photo Choices For Header

Picking the photograph for the Header of my blog was tough. Not because of a lack of choices, but because I have so many. Here are the other four finalists from my final five. I will probably rotate them on and off (along with others), as time passes.  After all, my blog … Continue reading

Getting Started

Getting a blog started is a scary thing.  Especially when you have the kind of job–like me: The Superintendent of one of the most prestigious American Schools in Asia–where people pay you for your opinions and your words (and scrutinize every opinion and word you’ve been paid for).  So, naturally, I’ve resisted starting a blog … Continue reading