August 5, 2011 – 10:12 pm
A honeybee sting nearly killed me when I was eight. It happened as I was running barefoot across a clover-scattered lawn to a neighbor’s house for a swim. I don’t recall much else – apparently I soon went into anaphylactic shock, passed out in the pool and woke up the next day at the [...]
February 25, 2008 – 11:44 pm
Years ago, my mom and I would make frequent trips to a small, dark and claustrophobic Asian market that was located in Cleveland Heights. The two narrow aisles and cooler were crammed from floor to ceiling with all manner of foreign and mysterious packaged foods, beverages and cooking utensils – I’m pretty sure this was [...]