to hear the rain ...and to know where I can find what I want."

VOA: special.2010.04.09

"In my book I call this the empathy bell curve. And part of what I'm exploring in the book is what determines where an individual scores on this empathy bell curve.

VOA: special.2011.08.10

(Poem) I search the chemistry of specific emotions, a combination of earth and air that evokes the vital detail, the phrase that heats the frying pan, the look that smiles, offering signals that localize, where I am, and clarify what I see.

VOA: special.2009.04.27

MENENDEZ: "I'm deeply troubled by where we're at, and I get no sense of reassurance from what I hear so far."

VOA: standard.2009.05.12