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By SUSAN WOZNIAK

I have no idea when or why I decided that I wanted to live in Massachusetts. Maybe, it was its history, or, its intellectual reputation. Maybe, it was the beautiful photographs that graced the calendars that oil companies handed out. The ones printed...

By SUSAN WOZNIAK

Several years ago, I arrived home as a neighbor was walking to her car. We waved and she called out that she was going to a nearby bakery and could she pick up something for me. I thanked her, adding that I did not need bread. “But, it’s (insert a...

By SUSAN WOZNIAK

The public lecture has long been the source of informal, social opportunities and continuing education. There were several such movements in America during the 19th century that opened exploration, science, arts and politics to ordinary people.In the...

By SUSAN WOZNIAK

Humans are storytellers. We invented novels and poetry and plays to satisfy our need for stories. The tales we experience stir our emotions, sometimes allowing us to relax and often teaching us what we need to know.As I have been with my grandkids...

By SUSAN WOZNIAK

During my kidhood, our family spent evenings in front of the television. One sponsor urged people to “keep on hand” its packaged foods for times “when friends drop by.”In those days, friends and relatives often dropped by, a custom that has since...

By SUSAN WOZNIAK

One of the most remembered scenes in American films comes from “The Graduate,” in which Benjamin Braddock, the graduate of the title, is played by Dustin Hoffman. At Benjamin’s party to celebrate his achievement, a guest tells him a single word. The...

By SUSAN WOZNIAK

We are three weeks past the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment. At its heart are three factors, one an object and the second a way of thinking. The object is plastic and the way of thinking is corporatism. We will discuss the third later.I...