Cherub was found in Prospect Park in 1996 by my dog Scaramooch. I found out his name as he ran and his ears flapped like Cherub wings over his stout body. Cherub taught me how to feel anger in my spine then shake it off.

This photo is of my high school softball team, the Roosevelt Indians, Yonkers, NY. Photo by Coach Anthony Caliendo who was also our photography teacher. The author, is the one in the shorts, up in the tree.