Killing Time with Dad
After I settled Dad into Bethany Senior Living, I cleaned his apartment. His once cheerful place overlooking the Delaware River in Callicoon had […]
A Prideful Couple
William Blake, The Temptation and Fall of Eve
Today began innocently enough in the garden, the place where things have gone badly for […]
What If: Remembering Grandma on Mother’s Day
Soon after Mom deserted us Dad foisted me on my grandparents then sidled away as a part-time father. I was eight […]
I Want to Change My Killing Ways
In early May, Donna and I doubted that our year-old garden of perennials could recover from an exceptionally harsh winter followed […]
Bridging Worlds
Sachiko Takano Fellenberg
Although a year has passed since the publication of Sayonara Cowboy: A Memoir, I still find myself tumbling backward in […]
My Life with Cats
This photo captures a work moment with me and my research staff, Bella and Carmine. They field all incoming queries about my memoir, […]
A Cowboy Kind of Afternoon
October 20, 2024, at the Blauvelt Library, Rockland County, NY—it’s always a charge for me to meet new people who, regardless of their backgrounds, […]
The Alchemy of Memoir
My reading at NJCU….
Alchemy? Not so much. But what a lovely and inspirational experience it was for me to read excerpts from Sayonara […]
Time to uncork the Dom Perignon!
Note: Reporter poised to cover his beat. Entry only from passenger side. Door handle on other side is broken.
Got my first royalty […]
Do I Invoke Memory Or Does It Call on Me?
“On this summer day, I sit by my pond, watching wisps of clouds drifting across the sky and reflected on the water below […]