The return flight

A Chinese man and a white woman in the airport lobby In SD, that city by the sea, On their way to San Jose, like me, A quarter-size violin at their feet, Chatting of movies and Suzuki Recitals, busily checking…

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A crisis of faith

It has always been assumed that Marit Larsen rests on the pinnacle of pop music perfection. Her voice,  instrumentation, and melodies: all are leaps and bounds above the rest of the trifling crowd. And then my sister tells me about…

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