My Son Is A Recovering Heroin Addict
During those hellish years of his addiction, not a day went by that I didn’t dread getting the call all parents of addicts pray never comes......
Paul Kandarian
Is It Possible To Help An Alcoholic Friend After 50?
You're going to die, you goddam idiot, I told him....
Remembering Life In The Slow Lane
A wonderful nostalgic rant of a 60-year-old man. Going on 12. ...
Notes From My Father
The other day I pulled out a notebook with bad handwriting on it that I thought was my own...but it was actually my father’s, who died last summer at 85. ...
The $10,000 Question: What’s Your Portfolio Like?
If you want to lead a life worth living and not dread going to a high-paying job you hate...do it, do whatever it takes, go wherever the passion leads. Just don’t expect to get rich....
Why I Give A Buck
A dollar doesn’t get much these days, but it can erase a whole lot of guilt....
Ok AARP, Where’s The Beef?
Look, a free doughnut with coffee purchase at Dunkin' Donuts. Seriously. As if our arteries weren't clogged enough. ...
Mourning Philip Seymour Hoffman
He was rich, brilliant, had it all. But I've known addiction in one closest to me who isn’t rich, who doesn’t have it all. ...
Paul Kandarian
Paul E. Kandarian is a freelance writer/photographer based in the Boston area who specializes in travel writing, and writes for the Boston Globe, R.I. Monthly, Upscale Living Magazine, travel websites and many others. He is also a part-time actor and does theater in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, in addition to appearing in web series, TV commercials and independent films.