Chicago Day

            Come to the pump room.             Is this a command performance? I asked Mariann. She just faxed me the directions.             This morning I felt rested. I must buy white tape to shut out the light coming in over the edges of my blackout shade. I made...

Education

            I know a seventeen year old who is heady with excitement of reading philosophy and writing papers at a college in an ideal setting. She believes that she can make bad things better. She believes in learning. She feels the beauty of it. She is feeling the...

Nuclear Energy

                                                                                                                        September 28, 1993                                                                                                                         Chicago...

Actors

September 27, 1993 Chicago  Daniel J. Travanti               Actors act. They react. Act, the first three letters of action. We take action. But why? What’s it all about, Alfie? Heaven knows, Mr. Allison. Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn. I do.            ...

Passport

                                                                                                                        September 15, 1993                                                                                                                         Daniel J....

The House

                                                                                                                        September 15, 1993             I’m beginning to see when I’m in my house, I feel that I must work. It’s not a place of relaxation. I’ve joked about...