My 90th Personal Essay Publication

(in The Ekphrastic Review: art, music, and something surprising)

“Charts & Graphs & Caillebotte”

There's a famous scene in Henry James's novel The Ambassadors where his protagonist feels as if he's walked into a painting. While I've been going to museums in the U.S., Canada, and Western Europe for decades, I'd never experienced anything similar until early in December 2024.

It started when I was sitting in my warm, book-filled study finishing a second cup of freshly-brewed, mild Gevalia coffee and my husband called from another room: "Hey! Shouldn't you be at physical therapy? It's 8:00."

The question was as shocking as the clamor from one of those silvery, round, old-fashioned alarm clocks with a bell on top. I've never been late for PT and I was sure the appointment was set for 8:30—which meant that I still had plenty of time to enjoy my coffee.

Cont’d at https://www.ekphrastic.net/the-ekphrastic-review/charts-graphs-caillebotte-by-lev-raphael

(This essay is my 90th creative nonfiction publication since August 2021, with more due this summer)