Category Archives: Responses

Profile Response: Adela and Scott Taylor, Newark, DE

Posted on August 19, 2016 by paulefallon

Almost forty years have passed since Adela and I served as VISTA volunteers in Levelland, TX, yet I never met her husband Scott, so our reunion included fresh introductions among vintage stories and aging photos. Scott is a fitness fanatic; … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Sara Haltunnen, Dover, DE

Posted on August 18, 2016 by paulefallon

I arrived at Sara’s apartment on one of the hottest days of my journey. She handed me a glass of water, “Don’t worry about a coaster. All my stuff is from Goodwill.” I took a drink and squatted on the … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Gary Ralph and William Robbins, Milford, DE

Posted on August 17, 2016 by paulefallon

Every day, as a high school senior, I arrived at French IV with wary excitement. It was a small class, maybe five total. Our teacher, a Ph.D candidate at University of Oklahoma with beautiful Auburn hair and a florid accent, … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Carol Sabo and Mark Jacopek, West Cape May, NJ

Posted on August 16, 2016 by paulefallon

About thirty years ago Carol Sabo and Mark Jacopec left the Toms River area and moved south. “That place has no soul.” They arrived in West Cape May, “bought the last house that sold for $100,000”, right on Broadway, and … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Taylor Rowand, Toms River NJ

Posted on August 15, 2016 by paulefallon

Taylor Rowand is a fireball of energy spinning towards self-actualization. There’s nothing distinctive about the exterior of the modest ranch house he rents, aside from the Nissan 390Z in monochrome matte Batmobile finish in the driveway. But inside, the place … Continue reading →

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Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

Posted on August 14, 2016 by paulefallon

How will we live tomorrow? “I’m trying to figure that out myself. I got laid off in May. Since then I’ve been enjoying my family, planning my son’s wedding in August. I never could have been so involved if I … Continue reading →

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Profile Response, D’Amore Family, Red Bank, NJ

Posted on August 12, 2016 by paulefallon

Joe D’Amore says tomorrow will not be like Happy Days. He ought to know. Joe and his family are excellent representatives of a contemporary family, and they don’t look anything like the Cunningham’s. Joe is Italian. His wife of 36 … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Patrick Walsh, New York, NY

Posted on August 11, 2016 by paulefallon

Patrick Walsh is Irish Catholic to the core; a literary man of deep sensibility who absorbs the marvel and futility of life at every turn. The fifth child of eleven, Patrick was raised in The Bronx and Staten Island. Patrick’s … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Michael Naess, Orpheus Orchestra, New York, NY

Posted on August 10, 2016 by paulefallon

In the 1970’s, a group of musicians with a radical idea about how to create music reached all the way back to the Greek God of Music, Orpheus, for inspiration. Over the last forty years Orpheus has become one of … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: William B. Helmreich, Sociologist, New York, NY

Posted on August 9, 2016 by paulefallon

When William Helmreich was a kid growing up in New York City, he and his father played a game they called ‘Last Stop.’ “We would ride to the end of the subway line, get off and explore the neighborhood. Once … Continue reading →

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