by Toni McNaron | Aug 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
In the August 14th New York Times, there’s an article by Karen Crouse, a sports reporter for the paper, entitled “Tiger and Serena Confront Twilight and Aching Backs.” Crouse clearly admires both stellar athletes, even saying they achieved unique...
by Toni McNaron | Aug 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
A cherished friend just called me to be the one to tell me that Toni Morrison has died. For half a century she has given us book after book after book filled with characters who don’t always succeed but who never lose humanity. For half a century she has...
by Toni McNaron | Jul 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
A friend and I are just back from a magical trip to Eastern Egg Rock in Maine. That’s where a lively colony of puffins now lives, though 40 years ago, almost all the little brightly colored shore birds had essentially vanished from their home. Between using...
by Toni McNaron | Jul 1, 2019 | Toni's Blog, Uncategorized
When I was spending time in England almost every year, I realized that many of their television ads were incredibly clever as opposed to most of ours that simply tried to sell you something you probably didn’t need or want. Lately, however, I have seen a few...
by Toni McNaron | Jun 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Lots is being written these days about just what constitutes “whiteness” and why we might need to figure this out before it’s too late. I’ve recently seen two plays that confront this question in ways that make a white person like me extremely...
