Dream come true times two
UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO will be available in bookstores on August 3 of this year, which feels like a million years from now. We are currently in the process of preparing for…
My wife, the radical noncomformist
I often credit my wife for being the most tolerant woman alive, willing to put up with my alternative views on the world, my utter lack of conformity and my…
Imponderables
I recently asked the following questions, to which I have yet to receive an answer: 1. Under the category of useless features, why do air conditioners have remote controls? How…
Audio books: The good, the bad and the silly
When I was twenty years old, my best friend, Bengi, suggested that I begin listening to audio books during my one hour drive from Attleboro, MA to my job on…
Never again
I refuse to purchase a greeting card wrapped in cellophane ever again. Not because it's the green thing to do (which it is) or to save cash (which it would).…
Moose!
When I was seventeen years old, I was canoeing across a lake in northern Maine. The lake was so large that I couldn’t see the shore on three sides. The…
Hudson recommends SOMETHING MISSING
It never gets old. Walking through Fort Lauderdale International Airport, we walk by a Hudson Booksellers. On the front table, in one of the best locations possible in terms of…
Stuck in the minority
Late in the fall, I spent the afternoon in Northampton with my wife, my daughter, and my in-laws. We had a delightful lunch and spent the afternoon time touring the…
Upcoming events
Next month I will be speaking at my hometown library as part of a program that is geared at offering an education in writing and publishing to anyone interested in…
The butterflies were nice. The signage was better.
I spent the afternoon at Butterfly World in Coconut Beach, Florida, and while the butterflies, hummingbirds and flowers were delightful (my daughter adored the whole experience), it was the signage…
