Welcome to 111 Words, by Andrew Shields

Vangelis at a piano recital, and then the news of his death

Afternoon in Basel with trams and a cloudburst

Staging two scenes from Jane Austen in class

Remembering my first meetings in Basel with my longtime colleague Peter Burleigh on his 60th birthday

Joe Lovano, Marilyn Crispell, and Carmen Castaldi at Don Bosco in Basel

Two more weeks of daily writing for my students in "111 Words a Day"