July/August 2024

Last month featured two road trips. My siblings, their spouses, my husband, and I visited Storm King Art Center in Windsor, New York—a fascinating place! Highlights there were Andy Goldsworthy’s 2,278 serpentine field stone wall, Maya Lin’s eleven-acre Wave Field, and Arlene Shechet’s Girl Group—six brilliant structures situated throughout the park. I highly recommend visiting if you can. 

At the end of June, Steve and I joined college friends at the Solid Sound Festival at MASS MoCA—three days of outdoor music that featured Wilco, and included other musicians and bands such as Jason Isbell, Nick Lowe, and the amazing Iris DeMent. 

This past month also brought reunions with friends, some special birthdays, a wedding, a baby shower, and an evening attending a stage reading of author and dear friend Jack O’Connell’s play “We Are Legion.” Jack, who passed away suddenly in January, had been looking forward to seeing the play read at the Jean McDonough Arts Center in Worcester. The performances and writing were riveting. Jack would have been pleased at the turnout, the enactment of his vision, and his wife’s moving introduction.

As for my writing, I’ve posted my new on-line work here. I hope you enjoy it!

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