Adrienne Gokhale Cannon lives in Alexandria, VA with her spirited terrier, Lucy. She has three grown children and two grandchildren. Her son lives in New York City with his family; her two daughters and their families live nearby in the Virginia suburbs.
Adrienne taught Spanish and Italian for 30 years in local high schools and retired from the Prince George’s County, Maryland Public School System in 1996. Since that time she has been writing essays, playing the clarinet with community concert bands and volunteering as a tour guide at the Kennedy Center, Washington DC.
Adrienne can be reached at: agcannon (@) cox.net
Two Essays: Music and Medicare and Another Era