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This piece narrates the joys and struggles of the profession

A portrait of life in modern-day Greece.

A review of Ugly as Sin, by Michael Rose, about the sad effects of the postmodernist aesthetic on church architecture.

A portrait of the ancient / modern dichotomy of life in Athens, told through an experience at a church in Plaka.

Based on the lectures and paintings of Kerry Rose Shear, this piece explores a project that is messy, vibrant and complex.

A meditation on the life and work of John Hejduk, a modern New York architect.

The second of a two-part series about a postmodernist church in Queens, this article concentrates on the congregation of first- and second-generation Korean-Americans that inhabits the building.

The first of a two-part series about a postmodernist church in Queens, this article concentrates on the building and its architect, Greg Lynn.

An exploration of some of the stained glass in Manhattan.

Based on a lecture of Eric Fischl’s work given by the artist.

The final page of my high-school yearbook, of which I was the editor. Am I old enough to feel nostalgic about youthful idealism?

This is a story about my family. More exactly, this is a story about the family tree I had to put together in high school.

I wrote this piece for my students so they could see what I meant by “show, don’t tell.”

In the midst of refinishing our hardwood floors, Rob and I get a sign that “there is a Divinity that shapes our ends, rough-hew them how we will.”

This piece narrates part of my experience learning Byzantine chant and touches on its history and theory. It was intended to be one of eight, concentrating on the eight tones, but well, it never got that far.

A journey to The Gates of Central Park, a Christo / Jeanne-Claude installation, entwined with a journey to Orthodox Lent.

A review of the MoMA QNS exhibit by this name.

This piece contrasts my education by the New York architectural intelligentsia with the education I give to my Suzuki students.

A haunting experience at the March for Life: why abortion isn't a black-and-white issue.

Starbucks has perfectly decent coffee, but they’re ruining art.

The age-old question. In the midst of a raging debate over NEA and Chris Ofili’s elephant dung Virgin, I discovered beauty at the Isamu Nogichi museum.

Not related to the awful movie released later that year, this is a sonnet composed to my high school best friend.