MONCHENGLADBACH-RHEINDAHLEN, Germany – Oh, so you live on an army base? Do you have to get up at...
Category - Perspective
A heavy heart for Haiti
MESQUITE, Texas, U.S.A. — Looking at the devastating destruction in Haiti, my heart grows...
When Mom’s the minister on Christmas
HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, New York, U.S.A. – When most people think of Christmas, they automatically...
Premiering a new piece
West Hartford, CT, U.S.A. – When Bristow, a former slave in Colonial America, finished signing his...
Turning pages for a musical genius
MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, U.S.A. – As I waited on Wesleyan University’s campus for Professor Neely...
Experiencing Mary Lou Williams
NEW YORK, New York, U.S.A. – Six weeks ago, I had very little knowledge of Mary Lou Williams, the...
The misery of the flu
LIMERICK, Ireland – Two long weeks of body aches, coughing fits, a constant headache and an...
Kurdish demonstrators take to the streets in Istanbul
ISTANBUL, Turkey – While strolling a quiet street near the Taksim Square in Istanbul’s city center...