

D.T.
- Sep 2, 2021
The Decision
The sky was grey most days, that approaching winter in November 1991 in Toronto. Not a charcoal grey, but a kind of joyless light grey. ...


E.P.
- Jul 20, 2021
A taste of uisge-beatha
June 21, Culloden Moor Inn, Eastern Highlands, Scotland I walked into the empty pub and tried to adjust my eyes to the shadowy interior....


D.T.
- Dec 11, 2019
Assisted Robotic Sincerity
In the 1990s and the early part of the 21st century, I was living in the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County. It had 31 cities and...


D.T.
- May 19, 2019
Dinner Party
Last week, Friday evening, Linda and I went to a dinner, invited by a woman whom we hardly knew. It was one of those invitations to...


D.T.
- Nov 13, 2018
The Hall of Great Elegance
Lamb shank, a dish when well prepared, makes a wonderful meal. My friends Ron and Lesley invited me to dinner when my dear wife was in...


D.T.
- Jul 20, 2018
Appreciating Pastry
I met M. through my wife, Linda. They belong to an aquarobic exercise group. Through M. I met her husband, their three grown daughters,...

E.P.
- Dec 14, 2017
The dignity of Sayed: an encounter with a street seller
“Kiria (ma’am), do you need a mobile case? I have some very nice ones and very cheap, just five euros for you.” The red long rabbit’s...


G.A.
- Sep 24, 2017
Men in passing: in three short acts
Act one: A street encounter with manpower My small apartment on the outskirts of Tokyo was Spartan in its furnishing. All there was, when...