by Xianna Michaels | Nov 30, 2015 | Editorial
Editorial People often ask me if I have a favorite poet, and I usually say that I have favorite poems rather than one favorite poet. But if I had to choose, then I'd say that besides Shakespeare, who is in a class by himself, it would be Emily Dickinson. As a sixth...
by Xianna Michaels | Nov 20, 2015 | Editorial
Editorial I have always loved Thanksgiving. I love gathering with family and friends, decorating my autumnal table, and serving the turkey and all the trimmings. And I've always thought of Thanksgiving as a special opportunity to thank G-d for America, for the miracle...
by Xianna Michaels | Sep 20, 2015 | Editorial
Editorial Conversations with my grandchildren about technology are occasionally a bit lowering, but more often than not are delightful and illuminating. For example, when I tell my teenage grandkids that when their grandfather (Zaidy) and I went to college, there was...
by Xianna Michaels | Sep 2, 2015 | Books
cocoon Cocoon Circuits shorting; ceilings falling; Chaos doesn’t cease! Dimly I hear Spirit calling – I’ll write when I have peace. Or is it just the opposite, Distractions sent to me Until I write in spite of it, This lesson meant for me: To be impervious, cocooned,...
by Xianna Michaels | Aug 9, 2015 | Editorial
Editorial Those of us who took Abnormal Psych back in the day learned about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. As such, the wry observation that someone is OCD gets bandied about a bit too casually these days. But I submit that there is a new kind of OCD afoot, one that...
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