KQED's Perspectives

Margaret Stawowy wanted to keep her declining mother in familiar surroundings. It was easier said than done.

For years, Y-R Media's Pranav Thurgam used the name 'Pat'. Not any more.

Katy Van Sant struggles to cope with the COVID virus that has invaded her body.

John Levine tries to teach humor to a classroom of masked students.

Conor Hagen discovers just how wonderful taste and smell are when COVID takes them away.

There's one creature that Michael Ellis just can't abide.

Ryan was mocked by his schoolmates, but Jack befriended him. And then, one day, Ryan was gone.

Steven Paradise shares his thoughts on how to mark the anniversary of 9/11.

When Linsay Bodenheimer's 100-year-old family cabin was destroyed by the Caldor fire, much more than a building was lost.

Les Bloch has tried to raise his kids to be confident yet modest.

Richard Friedlander wonders why, if we're all in this together, we don't act that way.

Griffin Ting is back to school, glad the isolation of last year's virtual classrooms is over.

Parents provide tremendous gifts to their children throughout life. But when dementia has taken hold the greatest gift can be a simple one – recognition. Susan Dix Lyons has this Perspective.

An oh-so-brief summer shower kissed the North Bay recently, bringing thoughts of rain, fire and natural selection to Beth Touchette. A pattering sound awakened me on a recent August morning. My months long wildfire obsession made me assume the sound was created by a firehose being sprayed on our roof. I shot out of bed, … Continue reading Beth Touchette: Of Rain and Black-backed Woodpeckers →

When a chance for a memory-making trip with her daughter goes awry, Marilyn Englander changes plans. Back in March, my grown-up daughter asked me to take her backpacking. It’s not every day that an adult child wants her mother’s companionship in travel, so I chucked my other summer plans and made a reservation for late … Continue reading Marilyn Englander: Changing Plans →