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

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