by Jeff Namian | Aug 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
I’m hosting a dinner party and decided on making Bœuf Bourgignon. It seems easy enough when my partner (currently in Texas) makes it. Cubes of beef and a bottle of wine, right? Wrong. First off, they’re a zillion recipes claiming to be the best one...
by Jeff Namian | Aug 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
… In Summer Contemplation: a collection of poetry and short stories (Anthologies of poetry and short stories Book 33) Kindle Edition As if that isn’t enough, there’s more my friends. If you go to Amazon and check out the book: I’M THE SAMPLE....
by Jeff Namian | Jul 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
The homeless situation in Philadelphia is severe. I live smack in the center where most subway lines stop. So there’s traffic on foot as well as the streets. Then there’s the equivalent of toll booths on the sidewalk, the perpetrators of swerving and...
by Jeff Namian | Jul 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Life changes in the instant. While I wish I could take credit for this simple yet powerful observation, the credit goes to the remarkable Joan Didion. It’s how she starts The Year of Magical Thinking which chronicles a year following the death of her husband,...
by Jeff Namian | Jul 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
I want to find the woman that said I can’t wait for summer to get here on a brisk April day. I want her to stand outside the lobby of my building in the middle of the sidewalk. I want her to stand there for one hour. Then she can come inside and feel what a...
