I’ll call him “White Speedos,” which does seem to unfairly objectify him even if it accurately captures my fascination with him as I began to acknowledge my attraction to other boys. After all I need to call him something as I don't use real names in these essays--at least for anyone living--at least for now. They are all however, real people. I'll never forget how beautiful he looked standing … [Read more...] about MENUCHA, Chapter 2
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MENUCHA, Chapter 1
In late summer 1973 I found myself in the Greenhouse at Menucha Retreat and Conference Center, a bright and airy meeting room, being interviewed by Chuck and Rita Knapp for a job. It was my first ever job interview, though not at all indicative of those that would follow. The room was called the Greenhouse for the obvious reason that it had once been a working one, providing ornamental plant … [Read more...] about MENUCHA, Chapter 1
THE CHRISTMAS PIG BUCKET
(excerpt from the upcoming MENUCHA) The “pig bucket” was a feature of the dishwashing room at Menucha Retreat and Conference Center. The words sound odd now, but I took it for granted back in the 1970s, after all my own family had raised pigs from time to time. Food scraps were scraped from guests plates into a 40-gallon trash can through a small rubber-lined hole to find its way mysteriously … [Read more...] about THE CHRISTMAS PIG BUCKET