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Radio Italia

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Russ Wollman

The bomb fell a mere two weeks after I landed in India, after my friend Alam and I had already endured a sleepless train ride, the rigors of air travel, and long hours in the car.

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Valentino’s Back

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Russ Wollman

Sometimes you wake up and you know you have to do something different:

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Wishes, Hopes, and Dreams

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Russ Wollman

Before I reach the meat of this article, I need to get a few things off my chest, things that might help to explain why I write what I do. Most people who know me think I am incredibly lucky. … Continue reading →

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What’s with all those watches?

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Russ Wollman

Just in case you’ve been tuned out for a while, I’ve been stationed in Manhattan full-time since late June 2017, writing periodically about what’s happening in The New York.

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Forever Young

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Russ Wollman

The rain will continue through the night, but my journey home, my second try—the consequence of misplaced keys, a rarity in my recent experience—has come to an end.

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Looking back

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Russ Wollman

He was hard to read, though steadily so,

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The Dance of Life, the Dance of Love—and those Ups and Downs.

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Russ Wollman

My childhood playground? Funny you should ask. My father owned an eleven-story office tower in Raleigh, NC. Naturally, it had elevators, and the elevators were hands down my very favorite things in that building. In the early 1960s the old … Continue reading →

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At the writer’s group, and where a search for a Thermos bottle took me on Saturday.

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Russ Wollman

At the writers’ group. I thought I’d have to struggle for ideas. Not so. It’s relaxing to be among some people tonight. I feel little need to get to know many of them, and my first attempt fell flat.

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Last Night

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Russ Wollman

Last night, 

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Discovering love in the big city, or “What’s Cooking?”

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Russ Wollman

  I moved to New York to find love. There are 11 million people here. The odds must be terrific. They have to be terrific, right? Thus far, I…have seen a lot of cute dogs out for their walk.

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