He is 7 years old and playing on the beach of my childhood.
I no longer swim in the surf, unsure of myself in ways inconceivable fifty years ago, but the sight of my grand nephew at play in these … Read the rest
He is 7 years old and playing on the beach of my childhood.
I no longer swim in the surf, unsure of myself in ways inconceivable fifty years ago, but the sight of my grand nephew at play in these … Read the rest
Early in the morning of March 18th, 1990, thieves heisted paintings and other art objects from the splendid Isabella Gardner Museum in Boston: among them three Rembrandts, a Vermeer, and numerous Degas sketches. The museum is a spectacularly beautiful residence … Read the rest
November 4th, 2008.
A traffic jam I don’t mind being in.
©Pat Coakley 2008
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