Victor Schwartzman's Writing

Nothing To Say In a world full of people who had plenty to say, Irwin had nothing.  His friends had lots of opinions, Irwin zero.  His friends thought it odd that he had no opinion he wanted anyone else to hear.  He kept his opinions to himself.  What was wrong with that?  Plenty–in these days…

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Facts?                                                                   Harold had a tough time processing each day’s news.  Truth was increasingly hard to find.  His friends struggled through the same problem. The news media mirrored the divided nation.  For truth, people loyally believed their political side, either on the right or left.  Major events were impossible to get the truth.  A war was…

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Do You Have An Escalator?  Can you avoid the rough steps of life by riding over them on your personal escalator?  Rising effortlessly above life’s disasters?  It is a wonderful image—gliding upwards through life, taking not a single step, riding over problems, gliding past bad patches.  Better than wings (where you have to keep flapping…

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The Summer of 2036 The summer of 2036 was tough for everyone–humans and animals and plants.  Drought for some, flooding for others.  Rising oceans washed away coastal areas.  And the heat.  Dreadful heat, surrealistically bitter cold every freezing winter.  Followed by summers that scorched. Pierre lived near Paris.  One morning he looked at his large…

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