Home Turf
Lost lawn, lost dream?
The Pride of Lombard Street
Of “banana whackies” and voting rights.
Athwart the Fruited Plain
Road trip gone wrong (whew!).
Premature Autopsy
How radiology shows the limits and potential of AI.
Treasured Texts
Remembering Dan.
Player Piano
“My grandfather was a piano maker.”
Wanna Watch TV?
Escape the algorithm.
Raging Bull
“At least the patient lived, and no one got killed.”
Communion with the Dead
Life lessons from El Día de los Muertos.
Prescribing Affordability
How lobbyists squelch health reform efforts.
My Adventures in Radiation
Each day I went to class carrying my trusty Geiger counter.”
A Clockwork Orange
Circling Glasgow.
Learning in Kalkaji
“There are a lot of aspirations in these narrow alleys.”
Where Rolling Hills Meet the Sky
“If I had any further questions, I could call 1-240-Natural.”
Family Lexicon
Language lessons.
Without a Trace
What was lost when Chinese Camp burned.
Counting Days
“Oom Sha La La will take on a meaning of its own.”
Student Driver
Behind the wheel on Philly’s mean—and educational—streets.
Diminuendo for a Dream
Fauré’s Requiem, Geneva, 1992.
Beyond Salvation
Repeat salvation seeker.
Trash Tribe
Collecting cans, finding community.
Bar Soap
Soap story.
Unlikely Camper
Brothers and allies.
Close Your Eyes
“Three months, I told myself.”























