“In the middle of a cold and inclement winter’s night, when the wind blew with uncontrollable force, and the snow, rain, and hail beat with fury against the windows … came a loud rapping at the western gate.” Thus begins this... Read More

A grief-stricken mother wants her picture taken with the still body of her six-month-old child. The medical student hoped the woman would change her mind or be dissuaded by the attending physician, so “she would remember her child in... Read More

In her opening remarks to a class of five Harvard students, Elizabeth Bishop warned: “I’m not a very good teacher. So to make sure you learn something in this class I am going to ask each of you to memorize at least ten lines a week... Read More

Based upon the anecdotes that he tells from his own practice, Smith seems like the type of physician that is too often missing in these accelerated times: one who talks and, more importantly, listens to his patients, often uncovering the... Read More

Designed to be a companion and mentor to women who seek to recognize, honor and free their creativity, The 12 Secrets of Highly Successful Women is a distillation of wisdom gathered from a wide-ranging sample of some of the most creative... Read More

The question sent out by the editors in the submission call: “Where were you between Betty Crocker and Gloria Steinem?” defines the generational poems collected here. Boomer Girls is broken into five sections ranging from birth... Read More

The statistics are staggering: “In the United States, males commit suicide four times more often than females….divorced men are hospitalized at eight times the rate of married men”… “Men also die an average of seven years... Read More

Elders on Love is a book that seeks to bring insights, people and generations together, and offers “love as the missing link,” but ends with diverse views. Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi (From Age-ing to Sage-ing author )... Read More