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During an interlude in the Massachusetts Democratic Convention which I attended as a delegate today, I was asked a strange question by a woman who happens to have read one of my books recently and like many fans, is curious … Continue reading →

  In a speech in Alguquedrque, NM, in 1952, Adlai Stevenson said:   "Those who corrut the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from the public purse."   Sarah Palin tweets that she never advocted deep … Continue reading →

  Five hundred days. 500. Today marks the 500th day since Barack Obama became President.   The first I heard of him was his speech at the Democratic National Convention. He was great. I told Carol that this man was … Continue reading →

  I got a letter from George McGovern today. Nothing special, a form letter, probably sent out to thousands, but the fact is, I’ve actually met George and shook his hand. Four years ago at the Democratic State Convention where … Continue reading →

    So far, so good. The responses that I have gotten to my short story, A Letter from Sissy, so far have been encouraging. I know it may take several weeks and a number of different stories to see … Continue reading →

    I published a short story, A Letter from Sissy, on my web site last night as part of an experiment in publishing that I am beginning this weekend.     As Citizen Poet, I have been writing daily … Continue reading →

    When I was a young reporter working for the Panama City New-Herald sometime back in the last century, I used to take my dinner hour at a small bar where I could buy a pitcher of beers for … Continue reading →

  I was thinking . . . about what I wrote last night, about what remembered, about what and why I write . . .   The pen conquers dark writing of light. Conquers death by writing of life.  

  I’ve seen you a thousand times, Man, In the faces of sun-piqued children In the eyes of widows and maids. I’ve seen your mien in noisy arcades, Walking along night-iced streets And in a bar with a bunch of … Continue reading →

    There were reports today that Elin Woods was seen boarding a plane with their two children to leave Florida, a report that indicates the couple is having some difficulty working things out and reinforcing the rumors that a … Continue reading →