I am excited to announced that I’m joining forces with an author’s group that does so much to help caregivers of family members with Alzheimer’s. Last week, I received word from author/advocate Jean Lee, inviting me to become part of the nonprofit group AlzAuthors. This is a global community of authors writing about Alzheimer’s and… Read more »
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New Essay on Medium: The Last Road Trip
The Last Road Trip A daughter wonders: Is it possible to recognize the signs of Alzheimer’s in a narcissistic parent? by Barbara Drake-Vera published 7/3/24 on Medium “If I die, I want you and Jorge to rent a U-Haul and drive my body to Easton. The AAA can send you a TripTik.” My father was… Read more »
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- Books & Books, in Coral Gables, is one of my favorite bookstores. I used to sell books there (in the original storefront) in the 1990s, and in the early 2000s I wrote their monthly newsletter. I remember reading Henry Miller’s “Tropic of Cancer” in the front window of the Books & Books location during Banned Books Weeks. Owner Mitchell Kaplan’s commitment to freedom of expression has never wavered. Credit: Books & Books
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- I used to lose myself in the stacks of the Strand Bookstore, in lower Manhattan, when I lived in the East Village in my 20s. If someone would like to throw me a post-reading party in the Strand’s atmospheric Rare Books Room, I would not mind at all. Credit: Booksbooks431
