What Crosses My Mind

  • When Wonder Waits

    Listen to the mind, the travels we take, so many wishes turned …

  • I’m Upset About a Coffee House in Philadelphia

    Last night, I turned on the news and there was increasing coverage everywhere about the Starbucks incident with two African-American men being arrested for ‘trespassing’ in a local store. The incident has gained national momentum and attention to the degree that the CEO has met with the two gentlemen and proclaimed a day of sensitivity…

  • Race Dialogue Matters

    Hear that, disparaging commentary, confront it today, walk away tomorrow, tonight, every day we hear something, close eyes, and imagine a beautiful sunrise, anything to move me, my mind, my attitude, my conscience, elsewhere. If we don’t talk about it, maybe it doesn’t matter as much, well, as much as, in a manner of speaking,…

  • A Conversation (prose)

    I went to lunch with a friend today and we got onto the subject of coping skills. We’re both teachers and we encounter a lot of teenagers on a regular basis, most of which carry a lot of baggage into the classroom each day. There are times when we truly do not get the full…

  • Coffeehouse Moment

    Do you mind if I sit here I mean No one seems to be there Except you I mean Nobody might imagine though Your jacket Your newspaper Your purse Your additional cup of coffee Clever ploy To create an identity to protect your own I mean All the soft chairs belong to you for the…