About Kent School. At Kent, we used to say, "Give it a K K K for Kent School." I just didn't think we even knew what we knew what we were saying. (giggle) Of course we did! But I wasn't like that! So, about Harlem. And South Philly. Black People are in a state of … Continue reading →

A Dream For My son, Iain Hart

A ballet studio in Harlem. A candy story. A dress shop. A hair shop. In Harlem and South Philly. For the girls. For the young men, Rehabs. And Scholarships for the gifted, Machine shops. In Harlem and South Philly. A toy store. An auto mechanic shop.

Cigarette

Freshman Year, Kent School, Kent, Connecticut, 1975. Praying for St. Maximilllion Kolbe to go there, to the road behind the dorm i lived in, where I was rooming with a Black girl from Harlrm, a scholarship student, who had a pack of cigarettes. Praying for him to take those cigarettes out of my mouth and … Continue reading Cigarette →