The Challenge of Change

Toward the end of Les Miserables, Inspector Javert, the thorough going man of law and order for whom no grey area is possible, has his life saved by Jean Valjean—a man he has been pursuing for a decade. To make matters worse, Valjean then surrenders himself to Javert and to everyone’s astonishment (including himself), Javert turnsContinue reading “The Challenge of Change”

Diving for Pearls

The Pearl Diver (Jeff Talarigo), is the fictional account of a nineteen year old woman who lives at home with her family and dives for pearls off one of the islands on Japan in the years immediately following WWII.  One day she notices a dull red spot on her arm and later finds another on her back.  She hasContinue reading “Diving for Pearls”