Alice Leeds
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Ways of seeing: Central Park: A welcoming oasis
Yesterday I had my second Pfizer vaccine. Visions of traveling again bubble up, and I think back to my last adventure… I meet up with my old friend…
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Letter to the editor: Time to get rid of the filibuster
We are in agreement with organizers from Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight Action, who observed, “We are seeing the worst voter suppression since Reconstruction,” and who termed the current…
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Ways of Seeing: Rural schools add to town’s fabric
In 1989 I was hired to teach a multiage 4th-6th grade class at Lincoln Community School. Though I live in Bristol, Lincoln became my community for the next…
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Ways of Seeing: Ruby Bridges’ words still resonate
I met Ruby Bridges fourteen years ago when she visited the school where I taught. Readers may recall my previous article about her visit and its lasting impact.…
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Ways of Seeing: Celebration is a powerful healer
My childhood was punctuated by elaborate Jewish weddings and bar mitzvahs that feel ever further away in this age of COVID-19. An abundance of food and drink was…
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Ways of Seeing: Holiday memories linked to food
“Dinner’s ready!” my Aunt Esther called, and all six of us — my two sisters, three cousins and I — raced down the long hallway into the kitchen,…
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Ways of Seeing by Alice Leeds: Encounter is food for thought
My husband and I leave Arches National Park in Utah on a bright morning, driving along the Colorado River then over the Rockies toward Denver, where we’ll visit…