Mark DeLuciaHow to Talk to Your Children about Idiots During COVID-19The COVID-19 pandemic has complicated life for Americans on many levels. It is truly a shared struggle where we all are adjusting the…Apr 20, 2020Apr 20, 2020
Mark DeLuciaA Broken Office Air ConditionerBarbara worked on the top floor of a three-story office building. Every Friday the third floor of the building became uncomfortably cold…Sep 6, 2019Sep 6, 2019
Mark DeLuciaA FuneralA cavalcade of mourners stood along the shoreline of a wide and still river; shrouded in fog and mist as they looked somberly over the…Nov 7, 2018Nov 7, 2018
Mark DeLuciaVeterans Day and Election Day All in the Same Essay!Veterans Day will be here soon, November 11th. The definition is in the title; an American holiday intended to honor the service of…Nov 5, 2018Nov 5, 2018
Mark DeLuciaThe Tree of Life Shooting and the Historical Legacy of HatredThis past weekend, the city of Pittsburgh was stricken with a tragedy that I wish could be described as unprecedented — but it is…Oct 29, 2018Oct 29, 2018
Mark DeLuciaMan-Rule: Grown-ass men don’t wear pajama pants in publicLast winter, I was stricken with a flu that compelled me to take a sick day — which then turned into three sick days. On day two, I was…Oct 18, 2018Oct 18, 2018
Mark DeLucia#takeakneeTaking a knee at the beginning of a professional football game is an action that comes with a tremendous amount of consequence — just ask…Sep 25, 2017Sep 25, 2017
Mark DeLuciaHe Who Shall Not Be NamedThe skyline of Manhattan was silhouetted over the blood red backdrop of a retreating sun; the day’s luminescence was rapidly receding into…Sep 12, 2017Sep 12, 2017
Mark DeLuciaDuck and Cover (1984)Ms. Gardner-Jackson, a fourth grade teacher of reasonable skill and devotion to her duties, came to regard Daniel, one of her students, as…Sep 12, 2017Sep 12, 2017
Mark DeLuciaHell Week in August (reflections on nuclear annihilation and Nazis in America’s streets)August 15, 2017: Last Tuesday’s lecture on Cold War era nuclear deterrence couldn’t have been more poorly timed. Because as I was gearing…Sep 12, 2017Sep 12, 2017