Joe Bosco graduated second, ahead of 131 other students from Harvard’s Medical School. Any parent would “kvell” about that prodigious result. But not Joe’s dad! Upon hearing Joe’s status he responds, “Do you know what second place is son”? Those stinging words would compel Joe…
Set against two major, historical disasters, The Great Fire of London and the Bubonic Plague, The Phoenix Bride, a new novel, exquisitely penned by author Natasha Siegel, recounts the interfaith romance between an aristocratic, gentile widow “bewitched” by her Jewish doctor.
The Most Human By Adam Nimoy
A longed- for reconciliation between an alcoholic father ---whose alter ego is half human ---and his son, an addicted“marijuanaholic,”might capture the interest of a few readers. But The Most Human transcends the ordinary memoir when the father is Leonar…
If You See Them
I am convinced we have angels walking among us—right here in Tampa Florida. I offer as evidence Vicki Sokolik, founder of, a nonprofit that helps “unaccompanied homeless youth achieve stability.” Her divine attributes include patience, tolerance determination, acceptan…
Every house has a history. Few contain the drama that resides within the “cavernous house” in the Dutch countryside, a sanctuary for sole resident, Isabel den Brave. On occasion Isabel’s brother, Louis, uses the old house as a crash pad for one of his several girlfriends. Isabel’s ot…
