Last Monday, I watched an MLB game. In person. With Beth and our friend, a Cleveland fan who lives in the hood. It felt pretty normal–in an abnormal way. Fans were scattered through the lower and upper decks, with the largest grouping being four. Our electronic tickets indicated which gate to enter and which zone […]

Thanks for all the sweet comments to Wednesday’s blog post about leading memoir-writing class in-person again. A few of you requested I let you know how “opening day” played out, so here I am with some highlights: My good pants still fit Luna emptied during her morning constitutional – welcome news The cab I ordered […]

I am pleased to feature Cynthia Jones as our Saturdays with Seniors guest blogger today. After a long career in nursing and social work, Cynthia officially retired in 2013 and before March, 2020, had been working part-time at City of Chicago senior centers and a residential facility for people with chronic mental illness. Her furlough […]

Happy anniversary! It’s been a year now that we’ve featured essays by writers in my memoir classes on the Safe & Sound blog every week. The writers in all my classes are on Spring Break now, so here I am with a short piece boasting about the strength they’ve exhibited since the shutdown in March […]

A 1-1/2 minute clip from Carol’s son Steven’s labor of love. I am pleased to introduce Carol Rosofsky as our Saturdays with Seniors guest blogger today. A consultant at the Chicago Humanities Festival, Carol was once married to Chicago artist Seymour Rosofsky, who was part of a cluster of returning soldiers dubbed the “Monster Roster” […]