My Canon by Blair Hopkins
Mark Chmiel told me about the concept of the syllabus (books you are required to read for a given literature class) and one’s personal canon (books that have been significant to you personally, regardless of…
Category: Friends
Dear Layla, Dear Mark by Abbey Fox
Dear Mark, Per usual, I devoured your latest release. YOUR WRITING INSPIRES ME SO DEEPLY. It inspires me to take a moment and notice the tiny things that are the fabric of life and how…
Share the Wealth with Colin McLaughlin: ”The Clown as a Healer”
Humor is the shortest distance between any two people. And to heal each other, we need to utilize that accessibility—especially in the health professions. Clowning can dispel fear and anxiety in patients and the served,…
Please Let Me Call You by Your True Names
Someone recently sent me the following note… “Mark” I rarely call you this But you feel like a Mark right now A mark upon my life A mark of brightness in a grey background A…
Obituary by Dianne Lee
Holocaust survivor Hedy Epstein, 91, died at her home in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, on May 26, 2016. An internationally renowned, respected and admired advocate for human and civil rights, Hedy was encircled by friends…
Old Music by Colin McLaughlin
For years, I was obsessed with my mandolin. It was my travel companion–out of town, long walk, over night–I always had my trusty mandolin slung over my shoulder. It got worn down and weary looking,…
On the subject of good news…
A friend who is taking an online class with me wrote the following … My good news is that even though the motorist honked at me and flipped me off and yelled at me to…
Share the Wealth with Sean Ferguson–Sunday 29 May 2016
“Other people have a nationality. The Irish have a psychosis.” –Brendan Behan This Sunday I will share my passion for Irish history and what I have learned about my own story as I have stumbled…
Favorite Memories of Reading by Katrina Becker
2 March 2016 – Reading The Babysitters’ Club & Little House on the Prairie & The Boxcar Children in elementary school & feeling super-advanced. And reading them later & just enjoying them. – Reading Harry…
A Reminiscence from Kevin Schneider, SJ about the Days in Cambridge, 1989-1991:
I remember so many conversations with Mev and Mark about passion and desire through photographs and other artists. I always felt so important when we were together. Mev had a way of making me feel…