To know and to hurt
Some people, comfortable as they are in their moral straitjackets, believe they know all there is to know about escort [...]
An original thought?
It’s that time of year again. Where I sit in new classes with new people, and I’m supposed to be [...]
A pair of red shoes
It was an August afternoon, almost twilight, in the mid-nineties, and I was sitting on a veranda overlooking the Adriatic [...]
Chemo girls
I’ve been quiet in recent years. Like a mouse. Breast cancer and chem can do that. Zap your zeal on [...]
Gaza rebuttal: vengeance defined
My name is David Levenstein Amory, and I am a Jew. I don’t usually begin my writing with AA-style introductions, [...]
Photo essay: 3. Abbeys of the heart
If you’re looking for a guide on how to live with other people and be communal, you might read [...]
For the love of truffles
Here is a letter I wrote in November of 1986 to Irwin Glusker, who was then art director for "Gourmet [...]
Lend me your ears
Now, I'm not opposed to grandmas (or grandpas) on principle. I am, however, allergic to ageism and stereotyping, especially as [...]
The roar of politics
World cinema has a long history of producing a wide array of political films that fall somewhere between light entertainment [...]
War bores at a party
It was just after the eightieth anniversary of the D-Day landings; the flags had barely been lowered, and already the [...]
A death and a discovery
The San Francisco literary community was saddened to hear of the death of Robert D. Haines Jr. earlier this year. [...]