Stories
Written & Recorded by Tony Lopresti
Featured SeriesMusings on Mortality
-
![A blurred motion photo of a subway or train tunnel with tracks heading into a black void in the distance.]()
Woman on a Subway Platform
I can never forget that moment. The randomness. The suddenness. The finality. The shared fragility.
-
![]()
Dead of Winter
The air of the ebony night sky seemed to sparkle with cold. Silence enveloped everything. Then I saw something.
-
![]()
The Center Aisle
I’ve been a lector since I started high school…
-
![]()
Bruised Ego
The one closest to me had his hoodie up and his back to me. The other wore his hoodie down, facing his friend.
-
![]()
Young Woman at a Hotel Breakfast Bar
A few aisles later, the boy stopped in his tracks. He looked up at his mother, his eyes wide with horror.
-
![]()
Naked Mole Rat
I think I am turning into a heterocephalus glaber, otherwise known as a naked, or hairless, mole rat.
Bruised Ego
The one closest to me had his hoodie up and his back to me. The other wore his hoodie down, facing his friend.
Musings on Mortality — Entry 2
Woman on a Subway Platform
I can never forget that moment. The randomness. The suddenness. The finality. The shared fragility.
Musings on Mortality — Entry 1
Remarks on 9/11 Anniversary
Read or listen to Tony’s remarks which were delivered at a 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony in NYC.
Photo by Ira Fox.
Searching for Silence
During the summer of 2022, after two years of pandemic and political turmoil, Tony sought the solace of silence. He found it, but not where he expected!