Tag: 1950 childhood fear

• The Sacred Disease

  The rustling leaves in a soft breeze spoke. A cool draft wrapped my arms while heat flushed my face. I heard the rasp of insects in the grass, the sharp peck of a robin tugging a worm. Every sound sharpened until the whole yard was alive.

  RMDell’Orfano

  September 7, 2025

  Autobio

  1950 childhood fear, Enlightenment, epilepsy, Korean War story, McCarthy Era, refuge in music, Rosenberg Trial, sacrd disease, the sacred hush