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The fragility and permanence of a sukkah

I guess this year I’m going to claim Sukkot as my favorite holiday. We didn’t observe it when I was a boy, but when my own children were growing up, I rediscovered this … more

Mike Fink | 9/20/18

An homage to my recalcitrant Swedish heroes

I’d been planning this project for many a season – a poetic pilgrimage, a mission impossible – to visit the graves of two heroic Scandinavian figures who left no legacy in ash … more

Mike Fink | 9/7/18

Three very cool documentaries

It’s midsummer and the dog days are upon us. A nice air-conditioned cinema showing an excellent documentary can make that heat much more bearable. “Won’t You Be My … more

Mike Fink | 8/9/18

A pet tree has brightened my life and my yard

The numbers on our street don’t make obvious sense: our house hides in plain view. When those trucks bearing cartons have a delivery for number 12, the drivers give up in despair and … more

Mike Fink | 5/27/18

The compelling life story of the ‘normal’ child

Through amazon.com – not a bookstore – I was able to access “The ‘Normal’ Child,” the self-published autobiography of an old acquaintance, Cindy Halpern. … more

Mike Fink | 4/19/18

The blessings of ordinary things

Somehow a Florida golf ball found its way into my minimal luggage. I took it out on a whim and briefly bounced it among my receipts on my accountant’s table as I reviewed the events of the … more

Mike Fink | 3/14/18

The importance of things both great and small

I was born in the first year of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency. “This generation has a rendezvous with destiny” he declared in one of his fireside chats. I was … more

Mike Fink | 2/15/18

A seasonal salute to the Braudes

I like to link all our holidays, major and minor, to the seasons of each year and to our life in general. As sure as the months rush by like traffic on Route 95, Hanukkah is coming, and I look … more

Mike Fink | 11/9/17

Resist easy answers

I’m supposed to require “research” projects from the students in my first-semester journalism elective at Rhode Island School of Design. My first question to the students is, … more

Mike Fink | 10/16/17

‘Menashe’ is a marvelous movie!

It came and it went, after a generous spread of matinee showings at the Avon. And it was mercifully succinct, coming in at just a few minutes under the classic 90-minute tradition of Old … more

Mike Fink | 9/25/17