Write Team

Having read all of historian Doris Kearns Goodwin’s splendid books on American history, I purchased upon publication last week her latest book, “An Unfinished Love Story” and read it.

I don’t think I’m alone when I say this, but like so many of you, I have cut the cord. Kind of.

In 1965, an imminent Kentucky author, Jesse Stuart, came to Ball State University to conduct a day-long seminar for the English department and all of their students. As a member of the English Department, I served as his host.

In these weeks following Easter, glimpse backward with me approximately 2,000 years to the days following Jesus resurrection.

Call me old school but I like a newspaper.

We keep handy our super Notable Quotable Board.

I remember our first visit to the shop and a conversation with the charming owner, Cam Ward, when she told us that she was a good friend of historical novelist Eugenia Price, who lived on St. Simons Island.

Operation Clean Sweep will commence two weeks from tonight, Monday, April 22. A group of dedicated volunteers will meet at Alfano’s, 1476 U.S. 6, Ottawa.

Guest column: Oh, how ready we are for change.

Write Team: These thoughts reminded me of a conversation with Robert Frost on an afternoon visit with him in his Ripton, Vermont summer home on June 3, 1962.

I’m not sure how I missed this but opening day in baseball, one of the most coveted days in all of sports, has already come and gone, somewhat quietly.

Why had I made the decision to bring my wife, son and daughter to live for a year in the country of Liberia, where I had been appointed Fulbright Professor of English at the University of Liberia?

Tinkering with stuff is fun. As a kid, I used to garbage-pick old stereos and other electronic gear on the way home from school, just to tear them apart and see how they all fit together.

To say that working at a funeral home has had a profound impact on my life would be an understatement. It has changed the way I look at the fragility of life and what happens to those around a person when a family member or friend comes to the end of their life.

We learned the value of telling our stories, how storytelling helps us know ourselves, and relate to one another better.