How will it feel when autumn has its way with me? Will I be felled by wind? From the gravity of it all? In a burst of color? Or simply...

At age 8, image is driven by hair color. Given the fact that I repeatedly had to respond with violence to the phrase, “Rather be dead...

I don’t live in a world that limits my choices to either/or. Nor am I constrained by the if/then principle. Either/or suggests that we...

Those of you who are fluent in Italian may be chuckling to yourselves right now. I have no idea if this title is correct or just another...

Regular readers of my blog are familiar with my theme…Second Takes. This is an account of two people who are now card-carrying members of...

My father, James Condron, was a firefighter and paramedic for the Norwood Fire Department. In December 1977, he was treating a man who...

tc’s note: I try to keep this site positive. There are countless sources of negativity and chest pounding, which was one of the reasons I...

I’ve received some very positive feedback about www.secondtakes.com. I appreciate you taking the time to visit, and am grateful for your...

Mrs. Dalkey espoused the virtue of coloring inside the lines. Kindergarten, you see, was just the beginning. Then there were Cub Scout...

Wednesday, January 7, 2015. Two hooded cowards burst into Charlie Hebdo headquarters in Paris, France, killing 12 people – cartoonists,...