Gary O'BrienThe Arc is Becoming a CircleIn 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. told us that “[W]e shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward…5 min read·Sep 2, 2022----
Gary O'BrienMy First TimeEveryone remembers their first time. Mine was in the summer of 1979. I was sixteen years old. Naïve in a way that only an older, wiser…4 min read·Jun 22, 2022----
Gary O'BrienThe Barbarism is the ProblemLike everyone on the planet with a beating heart, another chink has been notched out of mine. This chink a bit bigger, deeper, and more…3 min read·May 28, 2022----
Gary O'BrienIt’s a SinI just finished watching the first season of HBO’s It’s A Sin. It was powerful, emotional, and real. I know — I lived that tragic, awful…5 min read·Apr 2, 2022----
Gary O'BrienFrom Sacrifice to SalvationIt was the winter of 2007–2008 and the country was in the depths of the Great Recession. I was laid off from my comfortable corporate job…5 min read·Feb 9, 2022----
Gary O'BrienThe Human RaceI am proudly married to an Asian-American. Asian-American is not a hyphenated word that describes race. It is a hyphenated word that…3 min read·Mar 27, 2021----
Gary O'BrienReform the PoliceI am heartened by the sustained and powerful protests occurring over the murder of George Floyd. Conversely, I wholeheartedly condemn…12 min read·Jun 17, 2020----
Gary O'BrienA COVID Mother’s DayAn invaluable piece of wisdom that I learned from my extraordinary Mother is that “a friend in need is a friend indeed.” To my 10-year-old…2 min read·May 10, 2020----
Gary O'BrienMeasuring the Nine Lives of a WomanMom loved to live, so she told us on July 14, 2018. Mom lived to love, so she showed us all her life. Mom measured her life by the nine…2 min read·Jan 5, 2020----
Gary O'BrienThe Best Parts of HerMy recently departed Mother’s birthday is approaching. I find myself anxious, sad, reminiscent, and, most of all, reflective. My Mother…2 min read·Jul 1, 2019----