I have turned into one of those gardeners—the kind who pours through early-arriving plant catalogs to get through the long winter months when hands-on gardening is impossible. (Houseplants are no substitute, and seem to require a different kind of green thumb than I … [Read more...] about On the persistence of dandelions
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A Moment with… Emily Dunford Hubbard
Emily Dunford Hubbard presently is taking time to raise her two children in the Heights with her husband. Emily also serves as an academic tutor and was most recently an elementary teacher at Saint Ann’s School (Communion of Saints). She holds a Masters in Education from Tufts … [Read more...] about A Moment with… Emily Dunford Hubbard
CIFF: MY Final Four
While the rest of the country was watching the Final Four of basketball, I watched my Final Four of the festival. Three years in prison changed a lot of things. Enrique comes home to find that his wife of 17 years is pregnant with another man’s child and his teenage … [Read more...] about CIFF: MY Final Four
CIFF: Winding Down
What do three grown children do with Dad after his wife of 40 years dies? The kids in “Living Afterwards” want to close the small family hotel their parents had run for so many years and install their father in an apartment. Then a young and very pregnant woman arrives asking for … [Read more...] about CIFF: Winding Down
CIFF: Day 8. Under the African Skies
Its hard to believe how much time has passed since Paul Simon released his classic album "Graceland". Its not just the catchy tunes ("You Can Call Me Al", "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes"), but the political and musical implications of his endeavor that are … [Read more...] about CIFF: Day 8. Under the African Skies
