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Listen to the survivors

By Ken / October 22, 2014 /

For sure, progress is being made to address sexual violence and other harassment on many college campuses. Yet amidst the commotion of new regulations, official promises, and the occasional push back against victims, one thing remains clear: Stop your noisemaking and listen first to the survivors. Andrea Pino was sexually assaulted twice at the University…

Rainy day books infusion

By Ken / October 11, 2014 / Comments Off

To infuse one’s muse, it feels good to step back on occasion and take stock of others’ writing and artistic work. On a rainy fall day, for a few moments I’m gathering in some recent and ongoing reads. These few titles help refresh my imagination and inspire with their myriad tools of storytelling craft. This…

The buzz is back

By Ken / September 26, 2014 /

Nearly 15 years later, we’re lifted again by open-hearted people who continue to show up. Yesterday a lively group of about 135 golfers and a core of volunteers including many of my dad’s former colleagues in the steel rebar business gathered in Stow for a tournament supporting ovarian cancer research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.…

What every woman should know

By Ken / September 19, 2014 /

Sometimes as we keep grinding away, it’s easy to loose sight of the big picture. For any of us whose loved ones or friends have been impacted by cancer — in this case, ovarian cancer — here is a reminder of real progress underway, another touchstone of hope. My mother Joan’s oncologist, Dr. Ursula Matulonis,…

Hope of a Broader Day, coming to you in 2016

By Ken / September 4, 2014 /

Finding a new purpose after unspeakable loss In the predawn hours of November 15, 2002, every parent’s worst nightmare strikes journalist and aspiring teacher Ken Brack, who along with his wife learns that his son has died in a car crash. Trying to make sense of the unspeakable, he sets out to find how people…

Mike’s 10th anniversary: what we love

By Ken / November 16, 2012 /

Let the beauty we love be what we do. Ken read this at Mike and PJ’s Memorial Celebration with friends and family members Nov. 16, 2012 at the Monponsett Inn, Halifax, Ma. Thanks so much everyone for being here tonight. I want to express my sense of what we’re doing here, why it’s so vital…