Author Archives: stevieslaw

A Retirement

Posted on June 4, 2014 by stevieslaw

A Retirement It leafed out absentmindedly this year, our junk maple. A street planting from the fifties, its branches bald and barren here and there, though not alarmingly so— just enough that you would notice, if you were the kind … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Complicated

Posted on May 27, 2014 by stevieslaw

It’s not Complicated Our yoga teacher calmly commands our attention, as she stands a perfect tree on the waxed wooden floor of our ancient gymnasium, and proposes, this week, to teach us how to breathe. “It’s not complicated,” she whispers … Continue reading →

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My Voices Article for May

Posted on May 5, 2014 by stevieslaw

“Sun Fun:” The LAGuide to Planning a Summer Vacation for the Newly Poor. When I was 10, my parents scraped together the $25 they needed to send me to a day camp, sponsored by the Brownsville Boys Club, in South … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Calendar of Events—Art Auction

Posted on April 24, 2014 by stevieslaw

The Inherited Wealth Club has announced the auction of recently looted 20th Century Art at 2 in the afternoon on May 1st (May Day). The club, which moved to a new home on the corner of 5th Avenue and 81st … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Guest Editorial

Posted on April 24, 2014 by stevieslaw

Here is a guest editorial from Tom Paxton. Buy a Gun for Your Son Words and Music by Tom Paxton Hallelujah, Dads and Mommies, Cowboys, Rebels, Yanks and Commies Buy yourselves some real red blooded fun. If you want to … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: The Diminishing Need for the Poor

Posted on April 23, 2014 by stevieslaw

Stevieslaw: The Diminishing Need for the Poor. Branden Rand, spokesperson for the newly formed Council of the Exceptionally Rich, has never been afraid to voice his opinion. Now in his new book, Robots and the End of Poverty, he argues … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: All You Can Eat (Hy’s Song)

Posted on April 23, 2014 by stevieslaw

All You Can Eat Dad was banned for life from the all-you-can-eat places all up and down the Eastern seaboard. It was a wonder to see his likeness on a greasy “not wanted here” bulletin board at an Italian Smorgasbord … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Art Linkletter

Posted on April 11, 2014 by stevieslaw

Stevieslaw: Art Linkletter In the 50’s, Art Linkletter was the host of House Party in which he interviewed children in a segment entitled, “kids say the darndest things.” It later became the basis for a number of books and, later, … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Republican Support Change in Minimum Wage

Posted on April 1, 2014 by stevieslaw

Stevieslaw: House Repubicans Support Change in Minimum Wage In a startling development, Mime Mine, spokesperson for Congressman Paul Ryan announced today that he will fight for legislation that supports a change in the Federal mandated minimum wage. This is a … Continue reading →

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You can buy Matzo Ball Soup

Posted on March 12, 2014 by stevieslaw

You can buy matzo ball soup in Boca Raton because my mom’s family, like the cast of a dozen sitcoms, streamed South in 1971 to trade subway cars and frostbite for shuffleboard and skin cancer along the coast of South … Continue reading →

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