The Truly Scary Things in Life
In March 2020, when theaters went dark, Read650 was poised to present a live show at the New Rochelle Public Library. More than 18 months later, the writers’ […]
The Chicken Pie Shop
A couple years ago, Stan and I went back to San Diego, the place where we got together. I hadn’t been there in many years, […]
The Blank Page
This is the first in an occasional series of conversations with writers and other artists about why we do what we do. A few weeks […]
Live from New York City, it’s Read650!
Read650 is back! More than a year after the first coronavirus lockdowns began, Read650 returns to the stage at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 7, for […]
Young Kwok “Corky” Lee (1947 – 2021)
For 50 years, Corky Lee showed up whenever and wherever Asian Americans were making news, using his camera, as he liked to say, to commit […]
Small Town Jews
I can’t help but wonder what my dad would have thought about the recent violence in Israel and Palestine. Dad was an ardent Zionist, hosting […]
My mother was indomitable.
This week, I’ve been thinking about her more than usual—not just because Sunday is Mother’s Day but also because I just watched the new PBS […]
How to hear my Read650 essay
Hi Everyone, Just a quick update to let you know how you can hear my Read650 essay during Carnegie Hall’s first-ever online festival, Voices of […]
How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?
I did it by submitting an essay called Two Green Notebooks to Read650, a partner in Carnegie Hall’s Voices of Hope Festival. I couldn’t have […]