Working-Class Roots and Maritime Legacy: Chester Sliwa
Early life and roots I want to tell a story that begins in a small way and stretches…
Humble Patriarch and Family Roots: David Jacob Eisenhower
A short portrait of a quiet man I am drawn to small lives that carry large echoes. David…
Quiet Strength and Creative Heart: Jaid Reid, Maker, Mother, Partner
A brief biography of who I write about I have followed the public traces of a life that…
Quiet Strength and Legal Mind: Benita Oberlander and Her Family
A personal introduction I write about people because names hold stories and small facts add up to lives.…
Visionary Statesman and Imam: Aga Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan
Early life and inheritance of responsibility I have always been struck by the way names carry history. Aga…
Behind the Sidelines: Kim Van Deraa — Partner, Parent, and Quiet Force
A personal introduction I have always been drawn to the quieter figures who inhabit the edges of big-game…
Portrait of a Quiet Patriarch: George Van Norman Whitford
Early life and quiet beginnings I have followed the faint tracks that survive public memory to sketch a…
Family Ties and Quiet Histories: Exploring the Life and Legacy of Horace Porche
A personal introduction I have tracked down fragments, photographs, family names, and dates to assemble a portrait of…
Portrait in Motion: Abin Shim, the Actor, Partner, and Festival Presence
Early life and identity I have watched a small, clear constellation of public facts gather around the name…
Remembering Brooks Stephen Hill: A Short Life That Left a Long Trace
A life measured in small, bright moments I first learned about Brooks Stephen Hill as a name threaded…