Hal Baker sent me these stories written by his father-in-law, master painter Milford Zornes, N.A. Story 1 from 1957 Several years ago I was an instructor at The Old Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. At that time also, as is not too uncommon with artists, I was deeply in
Many years ago I heard this version of the origin of Valentine’s Day. Valentinus was in prison, scheduled to be executed for being a follower of Jesus Christ. The jailer, noticing that Valentinus was an educated man, asked him to teach his blind daughter, Julia. I don’t know what he
Play the audio and close your eyes to experience text the way I do. Alex reading this post People often ask me how I can write since I can’t see. First, I still have 4% of my vision, and since it’s in the middle, I can see detail, depending on
Since it’s still Chinese New Year week, I wanted to share a story from my mother’s point-of-view as princess of the parade. This is from the book I wrote with her about her life Inside the Oy Quong Laundry. This is what she said: Once in awhile when it got
Some people have asked me what the red word to the left of my name means. It’s my dad’s chosen last name. In Cantonese it’s pronounced “wing,” but it means “eternity.” He chose it when he left his family (a story too long to tell in this post. If you