Suprise Me

I remember watching as the husband and wife quietly looked inside that envelope, and saw they had tears in their eyes as he said, "We don't know what to say. I am embarrassed and ashamed that I have put my family through this.“ Read More

  Right, friendships. Those things we forge in the furnace of youth, fueled by shared baseball card collections and a desperate need for someone to understand our Nirvana obsession. But then, like a dodgy takeout of Indian curry, they often leave a sour aftertaste – only this time lasting far into adulthood. Why? Well, let’s… Read More

I just KNEW that the idea would have pleased her no end Read More

We were creative and determined. Read More

...sometimes there would be fresh snow, sparkling white on the granite steps. Read More

On Mr. Toad’s Ride, I was killed by a freight train. But Small World put me back together. Read More

Was it a lark; did I do it for class credit; was it some misguided show of patriotism? I have no idea. Read More

I loved how the keys plunked and the typebars clattered, the ping of the bell and the thwack of the carriage return. Read More

My grandkids live in a very different world, characterized by mass shootings, increasing gun ownership, and everyday violence that claims so many lives in cities like Chicago near where I live. Read More

The thing that connects babies to their parents and children to their grandparents is love. Read More