Tag: Sons

He knows his Gymnopédies from his Gnossiennes. He appeared like carnations in a sea of unrest. A blossom in my heart. I was barely breathing. It was too hot. I leaned back on the hot sand and closed my eyes. I could not read Pessoa anymore. I had been reading ...

David Berkowitz, infamous as the Son of Sam, brought an era of unprecedented fear to New York City between 1976 and 1977. He was responsible for the brutal murder of six people and wounding seven more, leaving the city in the grips of terror. The magnitude and seeming randomness of his crimes led to...

When my son Diego was school age, he always qualified for what’s known as extended school year (ESY) -essentially, summer services for students with special education programs who regress measurably over school breaks or whose disabilities are profound. Diego, who’s autist...