Ah! It’s a Muslim!

The sound was more than a little daunting. A nondescript voice called to the intersection of 4th Avenue and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, NY, asking that those within hearing range come to pray toward Mecca. I walked with my husband toward the world’s busiest Target, while somewhere down Atlantic, knees were being bowed in prayer [...]

Will they never end?

June/July/August 2009 Dear uninvited guest around whom my dad once mentioned my wedding, Thank you for the pricey gift that, though thoughtful, we returned for new curtains.  I know you’re an acquaintance of my parents, but I’m quite sure that I’ve never met you, so finding filler to make this note longer is quite difficult.  [...]