by Brad Graber | Oct 21, 2026 | Growing Older, On Being a Writer
In my latest novel, Friends for A Season, Zak, a college freshman, faces a health crisis; he’s slowly going deaf. Zak’s first reaction is denial. After all, he’s a teenager, and no one young expects to go deaf. Young people think they’re...
by Brad Graber | Nov 11, 2023 | Growing Older, Whimsical Observations on Life
For those of you who’ve been reading my blog, you know that last month I had surgery on my right ear to remove a tumor that had rendered me totally deaf. I was already deaf in my left as a result of a childhood illness. The doctor had promised a complete...
by Brad Graber | Sep 2, 2023 | Growing Older
The other day, I was out to breakfast with my most tech-savvy friend who admitted he’d left his Apple watch at home. Now this is the guy who in 1983 advised me to buy Apple stock. Of course, back then, who had two nickels to rub together? I certainly...
by Brad Graber | Mar 8, 2021 | Growing Older, Whimsical Observations on Life
It happened again. I walked into a store and someone called out “hello” and I had no idea where they were. Why? Because everyone in the store, including me, was wearing a face mask. And, since I’m deaf in my left ear, I need some visual clue to know...
by Brad Graber | Jan 3, 2021 | Growing Older, Whimsical Observations on Life
As another birthday approaches, it has occurred to me that certain options are quickly closing. For instance, I just might be too old to die young. I used to worry that could happen. But then, I lived through AIDS. A very scary time. When my first partner died at the...
by Brad Graber | Jul 9, 2019 | Growing Older
Another July 4th has come and gone with all the hoopla the Holiday entails. And though I love fireworks as much as the next guy, it can be very hard on dogs. Our four-legged friends freak when they hear the bombs bursting in air. I, on the other hand, am reminded of a...
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