Archive for May 2026

(Note: The author of this post, a Black man, originally spelled out the n-word used below.) I was driving my Uber between passengers when a song came on that had me imagining myself in church, with a whole congregation, listening to that good ‘ole reliable gospel piano intro that immediately told me that all is…

Catherine, married to Thomas, has been my friend for well over 30 years since college. In those years, one of my special memories consisted of our letter correspondence in 1992 while she lived in Turkey. Several years ago, she returned to Turkey with her husband Thomas and as I listened to their experience, I felt…