Author Archives: onesanevoice

Melodious Talk

I’m studying American Literature in my last semester of college, and right now I’m in the middle of writing a paper about Kate Chopin, an unsung literary pioneer of the late 19th century.  Her first (and only published) novel so inflamed … Continue reading

Posted in MindFrame | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Melodious Talk

The Treasure of the Severe Madre

Son met me for sushi the other night and said with great fanfare that he had good news for me.  It was about the pile of stuff he had piled in our basement in a big pile.  Both my kids … Continue reading

Posted in The Kids Are Alright | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on The Treasure of the Severe Madre

Boomer U

Here in New York City, we have an institution known as The Learning Annex.  It was started by an enterprising guy in his studio apartment in 1980, and for those who don’t live here, studio digs in the city average … Continue reading

Posted in Skool Daze | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Boomer U

The Rain in Maine falls mainly

Husband and I are wrapping up a vacation to the seaside towns in southern Maine.  We did this before in the spring of 2009, and although we had a lovely time on that trip, we made a note to ourselves … Continue reading

Posted in Travelblog | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on The Rain in Maine falls mainly

Roll Call

Back when my father ran his company out of a building down in Soho, I walked into his office one day and found him poring over the Times.  When I got close enough to see what page he was on, I asked, … Continue reading

Posted in MindFrame | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Roll Call

Don’t be an answer to a question that no one asked

Every morning I read the horoscopes of those I love, not because I believe in astrologists, but because the whole idea of a page in a newspaper devoted to such generic individual advice tickles me.  I fantasize about what it would take … Continue reading

Posted in MindFrame | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Don’t be an answer to a question that no one asked

Hanging with the Bard

As part of my current course in Shakespearean drama, I viewed a videotape of a performance from 1976 of The Taming of the Shrew.  It was part of Public Broadcasting’s Great Performances series and features members of San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theatre.  Petruchio … Continue reading

Posted in All the World's a Stage | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Hanging with the Bard

An Inside Job

I am writing this from my newly painted home office/formerly Daughter’s bedroom with the peach walls that I planned on being beige.  I wrote about this in Baker’s Dozen Love Story, but in case you didn’t read that particular entry, the short … Continue reading

Posted in Join me on the couch, or How did that make you feel? | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on An Inside Job

Baker’s Dozen Love Story

If you’ve had reason to redecorate in the past ten years, you may have noticed that the array of available colors has increased exponentially along with the variety of names those colors are called.  The wall of paint color strips … Continue reading

Posted in All Things Considered | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Baker’s Dozen Love Story

Bedbug City

It is now official; New York has reached its pinnacle of notoriety for the summer of 2010.  Along with the ongoing heated debate about the proposed lower Manhattan Islamic cultural center – dubbed the Ground Zero mosque – and the … Continue reading

Posted in Random Thoughts and Adventures | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Bedbug City