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Sep 19, 2024
Division of Labor
19 September 2024 I am not referring to the huge divide between Teamsters rank-and-file and management. I wish to speak of the always...
Sep 14, 2024
Mr. Wonderful
Mid-September 2024 Mr. Wonderful by Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, and Larry Holofcener; French translation by Debra Milligan Why this...
Sep 14, 2024
We Love Each Other
Mid-September 2024 We Love Each Other By Buddy Killen They ask me how we do it and I tell them We love each other. There’s really...
Sep 11, 2024
The Independent
11 September 2024 In political terms, I’m an independent, or, more precisely, I am independent. That label has brought to me no end of...
Sep 9, 2024
Hindsight
9 September 2024 Hindsight, so the saying goes, is 20/20. As is the case with me and any aphorism, cliché or idiom, even during this rare...
Sep 9, 2024
In the Still of the Night
Super Harvest Moon September 2024 In the Still of the Night Written and Composed by Cole Porter; French translation by Debra Milligan In...
Sep 7, 2024
Safely Out of England
Mid-September 2024 I have safely gotten Arthur out of the England of 1940, or at least I’ve sent him on his way to France in January...
Sep 2, 2024
The Last Time He Saw My Face
September 2024 The Last Time He Saw My Face by Gordon Lightfoot; changes by Debra Milligan The last time he saw my face My eyes were...
Sep 2, 2024
Si Tu Partirais
September 2024 Si Tu Partirais Music and original lyrics by Jacques Brel; original English lyrics by Rod McKuen; French translation of...
Sep 2, 2024
Sous le ciel de Paris
Labor Day 2024 THE DAWN 12-year anniversary of e-publication Sous le ciel de Paris Musique par Hubert Giraud ; paroles par Jean Dréjac...
Sep 1, 2024
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
September 2024 Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho Traditional African-American Spiritual Joshua fit the battle of Jericho Jericho Jericho...
Sep 1, 2024
The Glory of Love
September 2024 The Glory of Love Composed and Written by Benny Hill You’ve got to give a little, take a little And let your poor heart...
Sep 1, 2024
Angel Cake
September 2024 In remembrance of the passage last September of my Angel Cat, Gabrielle, from her country estate to her lofty place in...
Aug 26, 2024
Trauma Compounds
26 August 2024 I’ve always been very sensitive to emotional rip-off acts, especially by mean old ladies posing as saccharine-sweet,...
Aug 21, 2024
Years
21 August 2024 Years by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan; changes by Debra Milligan Faded photographs The feelings all come back Even...
Aug 20, 2024
Maria Callas: What’s A Little Myth-Making?
20 August 2024 If one sets aside the tragic life that Maria Callas lived, then the majesty of her artistry can be appreciated. If one...
Aug 18, 2024
Living with Jolene
18 August 2024 As the owner of a one-year-old beagle, i ought to label this essay, Jolene’s Life With Me. Such is not the case,...
Aug 18, 2024
Insomnia: Le fil de l’épée
18 August 2024 Insomnia plagued me last night, or maybe it provoked me. I spent almost two hours tossing and turning, from 11 p.m. until...
Aug 15, 2024
I Feel A Song in My Heart
15 August 2024 I Feel A Song in My Heart by Tony Camillo and Mary Sawyer; changes by Debra Milligan You, I loved you so But why I loved...
Aug 15, 2024
My Imagination
15 August 2024 My Imagination by Garry Goffin and Barry Goldberg; changes by Debra Milligan I’ve really got to use my imagination to...
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