An Encounter: Akutagawa Ryūnosuke
On the train to teach an art-residency program to first and second graders in a NYC public school, I immersed myself in Akutagawa’s world as translated by Jay…
An Encounter: Snapshots of the Living Dead
Drained of much energy, I was hurrying to get onto the first car of the train after work. That car would bring me to the most convenient exit…
An Encounter: Who Are You Under the Sheet?
Two days before the recent full moon I stepped out for a walk on wobbly knees. I’d been sick. I suspect it’s been COVID although all my home…
An Encounter: Wheels
Dark-dark red framed sports sunglasses speeding down the middle of an empty road,
An Encounter: Three Children
It was late afternoon and I was walking home through the apartments’ residential park. In front of me three children were walking. I could hear their conversation and…