Attorney, Author and Philanthropist
Esther Krasne was 90 years old over twenty years ago. She’s gone and only one of her children is alive and he’s 95. So why is her birthday speech alive and quite relevant? Esther Krasne was right to protest that despite the Declaration of Independence, all men were NOT created equal. That criticism remains valid….
If you take a course in creative writing the first assignment very often is to write a story about an unforgettable character. Our friend Larry qualifies. Larry put together a complicated multimillion dollar mining deal in Birmingham with the help of four hookers. Larry was born in a trailer park in South Florida, never…
It’s not a commonly used word. Transition – We’re all in transition of one kind or another, changing, going from one stage of life to another, transitioning. Changing the subject matter of a discussion, moving on to a different thought. Transition is the link connecting different thoughts and ideas. My Miami Memoirs podcast story (see…
I wasn’t the first person to beat a hasty retreat out of Brooklyn. Try August 8th, 1776. We were losing the battle of Long Island to the British. American casualties numbered three thousand. British, three hundred and ninety-two. General William Howe had Washington’s troops trapped on Brooklyn Heights. Washington decided, as did I sometime later,…
Envoi is not a word that we see or hear often. In fact, I don’t ever remember using it. My British editor suggested it to conclude my book Miami Memoirs (available on Amazon and gets five stars). I believe that envoi is a final statement, a summation, concluding words. So, at the end we look…