Author Archives: Jack

“The call came from a DHS supervisor at midnight: “We have a 3-year old girl at the hospital. Her mom was shot and is not expected to live through the night. Her dad has been arrested. Domestic violence. All clothing was taken by police as evidence so if you could bring a blanket that would […]

TO THE MOM AT THE SCHOOL DROP OFF THIS MORNING Today I walked my son to his kindergarten class. It was cold and we were huddled together like sardines as we stood outside the door waiting for the bell to ring. I saw you with your little boy just a few feet from us, and […]

In 1915, an unusual and impulsive decision by Cecil Chubb, an English businessman, forever changed the fate of the iconic Stonehenge monument. Originally tasked by his wife to purchase a set of curtains at an auction, Chubb’s return with the ancient, 5,000-year-old megalithic site in Wiltshire, England, shocked his family and the nation. At a […]

Last night, the doorbell rang, and it was the Pelham police. The officer let me know that there was a parking ban because of the storm and that my car could get towed if I parked on the street. I told him I was a nurse who just finished a double shift and couldn’t get […]