Blog (where the stories are)

  • The Story of a House as told in Facebook comments

    The Story of a House as told in Facebook comments

    I had no idea of the flood I’d break loose when I posted this photograph . . . Read more

  • November Newsletter

    November Newsletter

    I’m gonna do it. I’m gonna get over that perfection paralysis. Read more

  • Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh

    I knew these people. Because they were like me, a Jewish person living in America taking for granted all too often that we are safe. That it can never happen here. That people are basically good, that evil will not prevail. . . Now I am not so sure. Read more

  • The Tomb of Rabbi Loew

    The Tomb of Rabbi Loew

    The story of the golem is the type of myth that urban legends are borne from, but it is also the kind of myth that has the power to evoke fear and grow the seeds of hatred. Read more

  • Let’s get this Story Started

    Let’s get this Story Started

    I have been told by one of her great-grandchildren that Mary Davis Skeen could not read or write, so she could not have written her own memoirs. Therefore, your knowledgeable input is the most valuable resource I have, especially if you are related to any of the players in Mary’s story. Read more

  • Tombstones Don’t Grow on Trees

    Tombstones Don’t Grow on Trees

    That’s because they grow in them. At least at the Lindon Grove Cemetery in Covington, Kentucky, that is. The cemetery is named after the grove of Lindon trees that once grew naturally in this part of town, so trees are important here. Lindon Grove is not just a Cemetery. It’s also a city park and… Read more