Nature gifted us with a warm, sunny autumn afternoon. Not knowing how many more days we'll have before it gets cold, my husband and I went hiking in Stoney Creek Metropark. I paired my pictures with a favorite poem by Mary Oliver. Fall Song by Mary Oliver Another year gone, leaving everywhereits rich spiced residues: vines, leaves, the uneaten fruits crumbling damplyin the shadows, … [Read more...]
English Language Groaners
In Memory of a Cornball My late father was great at telling corny jokes. And yes, I groaned, but I often laughed too, just because he was laughing so hard. Lousy jokes and laughter can be infectious like that. I miss hearing him now. I'm sure he'd get a big laugh out of these groaners. I hope you do too. 1. The meaning of opaque is unclear. 2. I wasn’t going to get a brain transplant … [Read more...]
What, Why, How: Aaron Hamburger
What: I write literary fiction and non-fiction. All of my books have been fiction (two novels and a story collection), but I’ve written a great deal of creative non-fiction, especially memoir essays, and my dream is to someday write a full book of creative non-fiction. In both formats, I tend to draw material from life, but in fiction, I repurpose details, shuffle things up, and embellish them … [Read more...]
Hate
Hate. America on fire with hate. Hate fuels politics. There are Republican haters. Democrat haters. Trumpster haters. Millennial haters. Baby boomer haters. Pro-life haters, pro-choice haters, immigration rights haters, gay rights haters, women haters, minority haters. The haters, the hate and the ensuing vitriol seem endless. The definition of hate It's a mighty strong word, one not … [Read more...]
A Neighborhood House Success Story
Homeless Rakeem came to Neighborhood House 3 weeks ago after being homeless for two years. He had been working in Detroit to pay child support for his 1-year-old daughter until he left the city for his safety and health. Since then, he has been bouncing from his sister’s house to his mother’s house and to his car. Self-sustainability Within three weeks of coming to Neighborhood House, … [Read more...]
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