an oddity of the kingdom

My birth name is Wolf. It is a name given to many German Jewish boys who are also named Benjamin. To my knowledge I’m not Jewish, and since most of my records from the displaced persons camp were destroyed I may … Continue reading →

fig newton

There’s a homeless man walking down the sidewalk of a large city – he’s walking against the flow. Newton’s his name. His clothes and long brown coat are tattered and dirty like he’s been wearing them for years. His teeth are … Continue reading →

pass the anodynin

Horror movies – people absolutely love them.  The gorier they are, the more wretched and appalling, the more repugnant, dare I say abominable – the more we like them.  Movies like the Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Saw and Hostel come … Continue reading →

in the land of the living

Sometimes I feel like the Psalmist David who said, “I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living” Psalm 27:13 NAS. The land of the living … Continue reading →