Lost in New Jersey

That’s my shadow, holding up a cell phone to capture this image at 5:19 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, 2020, on Second Avenue, between 51st and 52...

I had a friend who lived in Montclair many years ago, right after college, when I lived with my parents before moving to New York. Me and E ...

Do you have a suggestion for a book to read before Labor Day? I've only read seven books since the beginning of the pandemic lockdown. E...

These past two months, I've taken part in a photojournaling class organized by the New Milford, NJ, library (thank you, Anna Kim!) and l...

Scenic overlook of Paterson, NJ, from Garret Mountain, with New York City in the distance. As I rooted through old boxes to clean out my gar...

On special Saturday nights when I was growing up, Dad would retrieve a heavy green slide projector from the crawl space (our suburban housin...

Our Lady of Sorrows in Montclair, NJ There's a storm brewing on this hot, humid summer afternoon in New Jersey. I'm just in from the...

Want to read an outstanding book by a talented writer? There's "Blood," by singer-songwriter Allison Moorer. Want to enhance t...

It's the end of longest day of the year, the eve of the holiest day of the year (Father's Day) and 100 days since I began sheltering...