Dazed, I followed the crowd out of the movie theatre making my way to the exit. Back under the lights, I looked around to ensure no one was staring. Why would they be? It was just a movie and I was just one...Read More

As an Air Force wife who saw her combat pilot husband through war operations and a highly charged flying career, my mother witnessed many fatal air crashes. Abbi, my father, landed safely night after night but many of his comrades did not, leaving...Read More

I feel like the mirror image of Karni Sena, and I’m not proud of it.   It’s not like me to take a right-wingish position on freedom of expression, especially when the medium is art, my beloved.  At the fanatical height of the...Read More

Darling little soul, You have arrived just two weeks ago, in the far away land of the United States of America, and we have not yet met. Your father, away from home since he was 17, is feeling emotions he says he cannot...Read More

Several men in my FB group were shocked at my #MeToo related statement that “all” little girls are sexually abused at some point in their lives.  Interestingly, none of the women expressed similar surprise.  Maybe I overstated…perhaps not all, I reconsidered (although studies...Read More

My mother in law, “Amujani” to all and sundry, was the quintessential cricket fan. The game’s importance in her life could be gauged by the size of her television set which grew with every replacement in equal proportion to a faster, more colorful,...Read More