11
Sep
2020
On 9/11, ‘We held hands’
The kids who could possibly remember anything about 9/11 are in college now. A mom remembers where she and her 4-year-old were when the world stopped turning.
20
Jun
2020
Father’s Day 2020
777 ViewsAmong the skills my Dad learned as a typesetter was to read upside down. Printing, as he learned it in the... Read More
20
Dec
2019
The rest of the story
498 ViewsMy column in the South County Times of Dec. 20, 2019, tells the remarkable story of my nephew Nick Gibson, his... Read More
12
Oct
2019
Good Golly Miss Molly
763 ViewsWith college tuition behind us and our boys settling into their careers, we have a bit of free time now, which... Read More
22
Jun
2019
Heaven’s lace, 2019
443 ViewsThe lace was never meant for warmth. Even though the first Saturday of February 1959 was unseasonably warm, a mink stole... Read More
6
Apr
2018
Of Mud Hens and Swamp Angels
373 ViewsA follow up, just as baseball starts up again all over the country, because there’s always more to the story: Last... Read More
2
Mar
2018
Coldwater Creek: A story from the Atomic Neighborhood
20 ViewsOne day in 1958, a young, engaged couple went looking for a house. They took a Sunday drive, heading about 15... Read More
7
Jul
2017
Mud Hens and Rainbows
Tracking down the story of "ball-player" Thomas E. Clifford, one of the original Toledo Mud Hens in 1896 and my great-grandfather. Members of four of the five generations that came after him recently gathered in St. Louis for a reunion, in the shadow of a baseball field.
28
Jun
2016
Remembering Pat Summitt: Once again, with feeling
Tucked away in a box somewhere in my basement is a thank you note I once got from Tennessee coaching legend Pat Summitt. She was, quite simply, a remarkable human being.
