Turnaround

Two ladies raced. I happened to be there. And I was glad. It led to one of my favorite stories. From the Running Journal , July 2010. ****...

Following a summer training run, a brief nap etched the runner’s outline in sweat on a concrete slab. The drawing reveals a tiny head and sc...

The stars in the very sky! What novelist would have put them there? What painter painted them? Who would have visualized stars as a race fea...

For these hot summer days, a hot story from Jamaica. From the Running Journal , May 2010. ********** The man latched onto me like a hungry ...

This story seems an abrupt shift in topic from the last post, which concerned the children of Jamaica. This story is about youth, too - but ...

There is much to love about Jamaica: the beaches, the friendly people, food, steel bands, and Reggae music, legacy of Bob Marley. The sun go...

Conditions have changed little since I wrote this story, I expect, except the exchange rates, which can, of course, change very quickly. Fro...