Monthly Archives: May 2009

Lending A Hand On Shabbos

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Luke Ford

Just a few minutes before Shuvuot, as I was walking to a friend’s home for dinner, I passed two Mexicans in an alley with a beat-up old truck. A middle-aged man and woman were straining and failing to put a … Continue reading →

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I Reflect On My 43rd Birthday

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Luke Ford

From Norwalk, CA: Luke Ford Reflects On His 43rd Birthday @ Yahoo! Video

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Luke, Luke, Luke, I’m Coming

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Luke Ford

"I want you to look." "But I can’t look. It’s got cancer. My mom died of cancer. I can’t look. I can’t f— my mom." "Luke, Luke, Luke. Look, look, look. "Luke, Luke, Luke, I’m coming." "Luke, Luke, Luke, I’m … Continue reading →

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I Am John Cheever

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Luke Ford

I don’t have his body of work, but I have much of his character. I’m reading Blake Bailey’s biography. On page 620, I learn that at Yaddo at age 68, Cheever kept making fun of this surgeon-writer Richard Selzer who … Continue reading →

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Betrayals: The Unpredictability of Human Relations by Gabriella Turnaturi

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Luke Ford

More. From Amazon: From Iago to Fredo, Judas to General Hospital, acts of betrayal fascinate us. Eventually we all encounter this universal experience of human interaction, but despite its ubiquity, being betrayed can turn our lives upside down and leave … Continue reading →

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