Then and Now/Steve Poleskie

Then and Now/Steve Poleskie

Photo by photo-nic.co.uk nic on Unsplash ***   Our Falls   by Stephen Poleskie There are few among us who can say that they have never fallen in some way or another at least once in their lives. When we were children falls were quite common, but usually not...
Steve Poleskie/Then and Now

Steve Poleskie/Then and Now

Me, Mom, and Meritocracy   Stephen Poleskie Columnist There has been a lot of coverage in the media recently about parents who will do anything it takes, legal or not, to get their child into a top ranked school. I must confess that many years ago my mother used...
Steve Poleskie/Then and Now

Steve Poleskie/Then and Now

Calais View Lighthouse Church Belfry     Eating Peas in Calais   by Stephen Poleskie Columnist My friend and I were talking about our travels. I don’t go anywhere anymore, for reasons I have related in a previous Ragazine article, though I like to...
Stephen Poleskie/Then & Now

Stephen Poleskie/Then & Now

Lorry passengers unloading in downtown Bo, Sierra Leone, Stephen Poleskie photo, 1973   Talking of Travels   by Stephen Poleskie A few weeks ago a good friend of mine, who I hadn’t seen in some time, stopped by the house for a chat. He had just gotten back...
Then & Now, Stephen Poleskie

Then & Now, Stephen Poleskie

*** Sunday! Sunday! by Stephen Poleskie Columnist Even with the windows closed I can hear them roaring up and down our hill; the motorcycles. I hate the sound now, although I loved it once, when I was younger and I was a rider myself; not just a rider, a motorcycle...