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TRANSIT (Berkeley Freight and Salvage, February 2020)
Before I dropped out of the University of Michigan, I tried to see how many different ways I could make my way home from Ann Arbor to Glenview, Illinois. I carpooled, took the train, motorcycled, bicycled (without the gun my Uncle Mikey offered to lend me… just in case). Then, one subzero December day, I … Continue reading TRANSIT (Berkeley Freight and Salvage, February 2020)
I’m More than Happy to Help, After I Take Care of My Own
This article, written in February 2021, was not accepted for publication in any Texas newspapers. Bummer!
BEST IN SHOW– Bay Area Humane Society (Berkeley, CA October 18, 2019)
This story was the winner at the 2019 Bay Area Humane Society Best in Show Storytelling Competition, judged by Isabelle Allende and Michael Krasny.
INTENTIONS (Berkeley Freight & Salvage, January 2019)
When I was 10 years old, my mom took me to see Dr. Shteiner, this short, squat German Jew who pulled out these charts that showed how my height compared to other kids my age. But I didn’t care that I was small for my age. My pal, Steve Brody was even shorter… “You’re so … Continue reading INTENTIONS (Berkeley Freight & Salvage, January 2019)
BARRIERS (Berkeley Freight & Salvage, April 2018)
As a supervisor of principals in a large urban district, my job was simply to ensure middle school students who’d been quashed by institutional racism and smothered by low expectations would realize better learning outcomes. I had no idea how immense the operational barriers were ‘til I opened a padlock and crawled into the belly … Continue reading BARRIERS (Berkeley Freight & Salvage, April 2018)
Complacency adds to fiscal crisis in education
This article was initially published in the San Francisco Chronicle on February 19, 2010: https://tinyurl.com/FredBrillSFChronicle
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