Make me cool and silent as the black cat that glides through the night beyond my open window. Pour down on my satiny skin a moon plump with Easter’s ancient promise, cascading like a string of pearls her numinous vernal generations. Settle on to my limber restless shadow just enough knowing to shake off the languid morning, never to grow too fond of comfort and cream. Send me serene across
The definition of the term “singularity” varies depending on discipline. For instance, a singularity can be a location where the curvature of space-time becomes infinite and therefore ceases to have any meaning, at least in a measurable sense based on the laws of physics. In this context, there might not be such a thing as “before the beginning of time,” which makes for great dinner party conversation but probably won’t
The restaurant was crowded with people on their lunch break. I found a table in the back and claimed it while my son, Mathew, got our drinks and food. There was a black man sitting at the table next to us. He nodded as I sat down and I returned the greeting. I was a little uncomfortable. He looked like he might be high and we were on one of
First of all, I’m a Bad Robot fan, and I’m proud of it. For those who don’t know, Bad Robot is a film and television production company owned by producer, writer, and director J.J. Abrams. It’s been responsible for shows such as Alias and Lost and films like Super 8, Cloverfield, and the new Star Trek series. Bad Robot has an outstanding record of producing top notch entertainment, so if
Every year since Michael Jackson’s death in 2009, my aerobic dance class has celebrated his music. This class is more than huff and puff. Each week our instructor designates a different theme with choreographed songs to match. For example, Memorial Day saw us honoring World War II by dancing to the Andrews Sisters snappy ’40s tunes and on Father’s Day we did songs from Fiddler on the Roof. Our teacher
