Karim Khan, our man from Pakistan, honors father Michael Bradbury in an interview about his four-year search for his missing daughter Laura. In October 1984 Laura, 3 1/2 years old, was kidnapped from a remote campground. What happens after that is recounted in Michael Bradbury’s book Laura Ann Bradbury Missing: A Father’s Search (Virtualbookworm.com Publishing,…
Early on my category of “Daddy ‘n Me” held stories by and about my father Erwin A. Thompson. I know he has many fans out there. For Fathers Day our blog of the month topic is, naturally fathers. Check out the “Daddy ‘n Me” archive to read, read, read to your heart’s content about the…
Home-grown Greeks? Alice Trego asked: Were you able to meet home-grown Greeks? Did you manage to gain insight into their way of living? Dear Alice, This was the first package tour I’ve ever taken. It is darn hard to meet an ordinary Greek. Luckily, I carved out time for ramblings and small adventures amidst the…
Hey! SF Book Festival just awarded an honorable mention to “Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry & Music” in the audio/spoken word category!
Maryanne Raphael has appeared before on Riehlife. Today she contributes to Riehlife’s Blog-of-the-Month as we celebrate All-Father’s-Day-Month. –Janet ________________ I remember Dad by Maryanne Raphael One of my favorite memories of my father was the autumn when I was 15 and living with my parents and five brothers and four sisters in the little town…
In May I visited Greece for a brief vacation. Marvelous, of course, as we spent time in Athens, Santorini, and Crete. I was part of a group of 14 women on a Sights and Soul tour group. Never done that before, and it was a revelation. I’d like to share this experience with you. What…
Constantine P. Cavafy could count E. M. Forster and W. H. Auden among his admirers. He became one of the most influential authors of the 20th century. His poem “Ithaca” (1911) may be the most often quoted modern Greek poem of all. –JGR __________________________________ ITHACA by Constantine P. Cavafy When you set out for distant…
See part 1 of “Anita’s Story” here. “Vision: Anita’s Story” by Alan Brody In the chill of an autumn morning’s sun, those late insect visitors are absent, but the flowers have now an intensity of color and texture and a longevity in this cooler, crisper time of year that allows one to linger over their…
See part 2 of “Anita’s Story” here. Vision: Anita’s Story by Alan Brody I wonder how vision and emotion intertwine in the infant child, in those early days before its eyes have focused. Many times I watched my own children gazing into the face of their mother as they suckled, pondering the miracle of love…
We interrupt all-mother’s day programming to bring you a…Scam report! Yes, friends, my email has been hacked. You have received a message that I’m stranded in London. Would you wire me money? Luckily, I am not stranded in London. I am not in London a’tall. I do not need you to send me money. Don’t…