Since I have a user account at RedMassGroup.com, I am on Rob's mailing list. I just received this from him, and I don't think he'll mind if I share it here: Donate to help Victims of the Boston Terror Bombings As you may have heard by … [Read more...]
Archives for April 16, 2013
Heavy Hearts
The heart of the city is heavy, and the thoughts and prayers of a stunned nation rest with the people of Boston. For all those affected by this senseless act of violence, life will never be the same. But through the smoke of tragedy, we … [Read more...]
MassEquality Nowhere Near Done
No, we're not all set here in Massachusetts on LGBTQ issues, including marriage equality. A decade after Goodridge, MassEquality's Executive Director, Kara Suffredini, is still working a set of big bills. She came on over at Left Ahead … [Read more...]
Thanks, and no thanks
There is nothing that is comparable, or as important, as flesh and blood. It is all we are on Earth. Our bodies are the vessels of all we possess. There is no ideology, no argument, no reasoning that can obscure the reality of our own … [Read more...]
The Weaver’s Hands (a poem written 4/15/13)
The Weaver’s Hands A beautiful cloth, terribly torn Ragged edges, mildewing, left on the ground Silken threads frayed, golden threads tangled Partially buried, trampled in passing. Was it a flag? … [Read more...]
Boston. Marathon. Terror. Hope.
My recent blog post for the Natick Patch: I am not really from Boston. I have lived my whole life in Natick, save for the four years I lived at Boston College – which is in Newton. I do not know my way around Tremont Street very well, … [Read more...]