All is well with the Universe...

Last week I went to visit the final resting place of novelist, Nella Larsen. She's buried at Cypress Hill Cemetery, which is not more than seven minutes away from me. Some years back I read the biography, In Search of Nella Larsen, written by Professor George Hutchinson and was surprised to learn that the funeral parlor that handled Nella's funeral service was located just a few blocks away from me and was still in business.

For some reason Nella had been heavy on my mind and I found myself consu