Bested by Best Western
Sometimes I find myself caught in a moment that could appear in one of my books someday. I’m parked at the Best Western in Troy, New York. I just finished…
A teacher’s recollections of 9/11
I was teaching math to my third grade students when my classroom phone rang around 9:00. It was my ex-wife, calling to tell me that a plane had hit the Word…
Independence trumps any semblance of heat
When I was twelve years old, I moved into a partially finished, unheated room in the basement. I moved into the room without my parent’s knowledge. For years, I had…
