When I let the dogs outside at 5:00 AM, the doves were cooing and the birds were chirping; the sun had already done a good share of rising and it looked like the day would be beautiful.  I hoped my dogs, 2 in the back yard and 3 in the front, would be quiet, not [...]

I can almost smell and taste the spent cigarettes in this picture. I started smoking when I was 15 or 16 years old. I used to sneak my father’s Tareyton cigarettes out of his dresser drawer and I’d meet up with my friends to smoke. In the ‘60s it was  a lot safer to walk [...]

by Barbara Ellin Fox It would be hard to forget March 8, 1963, especially if you were on the second floor of Bellport Sr. High School. It’s even harder to willingly recall the details. It was the day the dragon spewed fire into our lives. As I sit at my computer, my hands are slightly [...]