Dear Bella Levenshteyn The last twenty minutes I’ve been staring into space Above the computer screen After reading the notes you sent me From your mother’s recollections of Russia When you visited her recently in…
She asked me,”Hey Shimmelstoy Are you headed to Mississippi To see Thich Nhat Hanh?” “Naw, ” I said “I already see him twice a week When I’m with Chris Wallach”
July Bella: Facebook is weird because…I can tell you I miss you an hour after leaving your side. August Perry: I am such a half-ass hugger. I apologize. I’m afraid if I did it the…
You told me everything Bella Levenshteyn So I’ll tell you: I am full of wonder Love and gratitude For your multitudinous yous Your charming you Your depraved you You back against the wall you Your…
Dear Bella Levenshteyn As I continue going through my basement piles and stacks I came across the following Which fell out of a file I hadn’t looked through In many years Seems even back in…
One morning at Café Osage She told me all about it How she had been so enthralled Totally mesmerized by her Smart Phone It was her life-line Her axis mundi It increased her efficiency It…
I wrote this a long time ago … From the tears on my cheek It feels like two minutes ago…. First memory: It’s late 1998, I’m sitting outside at McGee’s, a local bar, with…
“I read your manuscript… twice” “Really?” “Lemme tell you, it was something else” “Oh yeah?” “It’s like … I don’t know how to put it” “Just try” “OK … it’s like … Kafka on acid”…
“All that is dear to me and everyone that I love Are of the nature to change There is no way to escape being separated from them”* Dear Bella Levenshteyn Ultimately, I’m glad when people…
Dear Kind Soul It’s me again The following are two lines from the September 12th Rumi poem-of-the-day In the book you gave me, But For Us This Day: “Do not wait. The open plain is better /…