Last night I got to show off for my daughter and granddaughters before a hometown crowd. Jennifer, Lily, and Anna watched as fifty-some people sat or stood in San Jose’s Pruneyard Barnes & Noble, listening to me describe how my book came to be. Victoria, the minister from my Unitarian church was there, along with [...]

It felt great to be back in my hometown last week. Fond du Lac, “Foot of the Lake”(Winnebago),Wisconsin, population 42,000. I drove up from Chicago, admiring as always the pristine red barns and white farm houses set high on hills along the route. Took a spin through Lakeside Park  as soon as I hit town, [...]

What a great NYC party my brother and sister-in-law threw for me at an Upper West Side wine bar called Pudding Stone. The mood, the place, the magnanimity of the guests—everything was at perfect pitch. I minded my manners and made sure to visit with everyone, which was a pleasure as well as a personal [...]

Jackie Tear, along with her parents, braved a beginning snowstorm to come to the book signing at Tatnuck’s in Westborough, MA, last week. Marsh had been a family friend and Jackie’s Sunday school teacher when she was a kid. Later he was her boss for a few years at a Worcester, MA, envelope factory, where [...]