Dad wants to cut the Tappan Zee bridge out of his commute. He finds the perfect ranch-style house for us in Rockland County–same side of the Hudson as his restaurant. I don’t want to leave all my friends behind. And while Dad packs up all of our belongings […]
Breathe. Listen to the rush of white-foaming water. See the rippling currents as the river flows. Feel that stirring breeze. Breathe. Gather. Step to the span’s edge. Consider the consequences one more time. Breathe. Then step across. Embrace the other side. Listen to the rush of white-foaming water, […]
Door upon door upon door. An unceasing progression to everywhere, and nowhere. And yet each glimpse off the everlasting corridor reveals a moment… Flash! I am eight or nine. The maple and elm tower over the dirt trail that leads from the playground in Douglas Park. Dappled light […]
Oh, the lure of snowcapped mountains. Only verdant meadows and sloping foothills to cross before the ascent. As though the journey itself were not home. But what would be the appeal of a journey without a destination? a step along the way moving deer all these paths lead […]
The tide rolls in. A crescendo of sound rises, as waves crest and crash against the fine sand of the beach in a roar. The last sunlight reflects on the water as the sun dips below the horizon. A sea breeze picks up, its whoosh a counterpoint to […]
Husband, Father, Writer, Teacher. American Haijin. Because Haikai matters!
Frank J. Tassone 