PROVOCATIVE THOUGHTS:
The late Patric Standford may have written these short pieces deliberately to provoke our feedback. If so, his success is reflected in the rich range of readers' comments appearing at the foot of most of the pages.
Based in New York, Gloria DeVidas Kirchheimer is the author of a novel, Amalie in Orbit, and a short story collection, Goodbye, Evil Eye, based on Sephardic family life. Her work has been published in numerous magazines and anthologies, and broadcast over National Public Radio. She is also co-author of a nonfiction book, We Were So Beloved: Autobiography of a German Jewish Community.
Piano Lessons in the Time of Covid ('pace', Gabriel García Márquez)
Gloria DeVidas Kirchheimer on the advantages of age when learning the piano
Gloria DeVidas Kirchheimer's adventures with downloading music
My Love Affair with Johann Sebastian Bach