Kathi Kamen Goldmark's Blog

• This Land is Your Land (and this library is your library)

  October 1, 2009

  • Today at lunch time, I'll proudly be joining a group of fellow authors on the steps of the San Francisco Public Library, to participate in Ban(ne)d Books Day. The idea is to read or sing work that has been censored, thereby raising awareness about the importance of the First Amendment, and (while we're at it) libraries in general.Sam and I were trying to figure out a cool and original way to ...
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• War Heroes and other Medical Relationships

  August 14, 2009

  • When I was growing up in a suburb of New York, we had a family doctor, an avuncular type whose office smelled like Listerine and potatoes. Dr. Kreske played fast and loose with the lollipops (especially after booster shots) and even came to our house if we were laid low. Once, when I had the mumps, he made fun of the rock & roll posters in my bedroom, asking if Ricky Nelson and Fabian were ...
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• Don't You Cry for Me

  August 4, 2009

  • Perhaps you’ve heard...my newly-minted, minty-fresh husband Sam Barry has just published a book: HOW TO PLAY THE HARMONICA: AND OTHER LIFE LESSONS. Using the various qualities needed to be a good harmonica player (listening, taking turns, improvisation) and a willingness to try new things (letting go, having fun, allowing for mistakes, jumping in the deep end) as guidelines for loosening ...
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