Lawrence Mitchell

Coming of Age in California

So, I just returned from a long weekend with my son who lives in Berkeley, CA. No, he’s not a student there. My wonderful and brilliant…

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Rejection Slips

I’m not somebody who saves things. I don’t collect objects, I don’t stockpile memorabilia. I don’t keep copies of things that can easily be…

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American Humor; Jewish Humor

I remember a summer evening in 1989. My wife and I had just finished watching the first episode of a new sitcom.

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