23
Dec
2022
The man who was Santa Claus
My latest column in the Webster-Kirkwood Times.
23
Nov
2022
The Thanksgiving column, 2022
Remembering a holiday 50 years gone by now -- and the woman who made it happen.
20
Sep
2022
About that crying in baseball …
952 ViewsAt some point this month, it’s a good bet that the bat of Albert Pujols will meet a baseball and send... Read More
27
Jun
2022
String of pearls
681 ViewsTwo wedding receptions, exactly 30 years apart. On the left, November of 1991, before we were even married; on the right,... Read More
8
Oct
2021
A very, very good dog
A tribute to a very, very good dog.
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
779 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
22
Jun
2019
Heaven’s lace, 2019
445 ViewsThe lace was never meant for warmth. Even though the first Saturday of February 1959 was unseasonably warm, a mink stole... Read More