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  • The Skinny on the Parable of the Seawall

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    Matt

    For the past two months or so I’ve been working on two books simultaneously which is a first for me. “Working Through the Holocaust” is a work in progress, a grouping of stories that have come “easily” to me as if I had to rid myself of excess somewhere in my unconscious. This January the Mensa Bulletin will publish “The Tea Table,” which will give me an audience of about 50,000; and I just heard today that “Cantor Matyas Balogh,” a love story, if you will, placed in Monor, Hungary during World War II will be published by the University…

  • A Spousal Interview: Jane and Matt Freese

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    Jane Freese

    The Parable of the Seawall – Essays is a collection of writings by Matt. Some essays were written very recently, others many years ago. In the course of organizing the themes within the book, questions came to my mind.  The interview is a clarification of his thoughts and ideas. The entire interview will appear in three parts.  –– Jane Part I JF:You’ve seen changes and developments in the world generally and in the United States specifically over the span of 70 years. Your opinion of humanity remains bleak despite progress in civil rights, feminism, medicine, et al. Given what you…

  • A Spousal Interview II: Jane and Matt Freese

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    Jane Freese

    The Parable of the Seawall – Essaysis a collection of writings by Matt. Some essays were written very recently, others many years ago.Inthe course of organizing the themes within the book, questions came to my mind.  The interview is a clarification of his thoughts and ideas. This is the second installment in a three part series.  – Jane JF:What is your definition of success? Who do you consider successful? Do you consider yourself a success? What comes quickly to mind is that it is all in the eyes of the beholder. The entire series of questions rest on the values…

  • A Spousal Interview III: Jane and Matt Freese

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    Jane Freese

    The Parable of the Seawall – Essaysis a collection of writings by Matt. Some essays were written very recently, others many years ago.Inthe course of organizing the themes within the book, questions came to my mind.  The interview is a clarification of his thoughts and ideas. This is the final installment in a three part series.  –Jane JF: George Bernard Shaw said, “patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.” Could the same also be true of one’s religion or ethnicity? In one of George Carlin’s comedy routines he pointed out…