Pennhurst: Why We Must Remember
In this last post about Pennhurst Asylum, I reflect on gratitude, empathy, and the responsibility to preserve memory and humanity. I also explore why remembering Pennhurst is a moral act of courage.
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Pennhurst: Tension and Reckoning
In my fifth post about Pennhurst Asylum, I write about the contested future of Pennhurst Asylum and how its haunted past is coming up against data-center plans. Can memory survive redevelopment?
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Pennhurst: The Smell of Memory
In my fourth post about Pennhurst Asylum, I step inside through scent and memory to explore how the odors of decay and autumn air reveal history, emotion, and forgotten lives.
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Pennhurst: Voices of the Forgotten
In my third post about Pennhurst Asylum, once known as the Eastern Pennsylvania State Institution for the Feeble-Minded and Epileptic, I discuss voices of those who were never allowed to speak.
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The Art of Writing Between Worlds
Threshold seasons are the perfect time to write and create. These mystical times are when the veil is thin and change stirs creativity and reflection.
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Happy Halloween & A Tell-Tale Heart!
Happy Halloween! To celebrate, I thought I’d write about Edgar Allan Poe who published his most famous short story, “The Tell-Tale Heart”, in 1843. This story
