For our friends who didn’t get a copy of our Christmas letter by mail, here it is: To our beloved friends and relatives, near and far, at Christmas 2017: All kinds of things happened to us this year, but by far the best event was a doctor’s declaration that Lorraine suffered no damage from aContinue reading “A Look Back – And a Look Forward”
Monthly Archives: December 2017
Last Call to Be in My New Book
Like a lot of youngsters, Alison Vedova helped her mom adjust the settings on her computer. The Webster Groves High School senior got a flip phone at 12 and a smart phone at 14, but only uses it in free time. “A lot of teachers will take your phone away if you have it out,”Continue reading “Last Call to Be in My New Book”
Your Chance to Help Reedy Press
You’ll have to listen to me talk, but sometimes we must sacrifice. The opportunity to reboot Reedy Press after the recent warehouse fire will be the “Reedy Press Reboot” — what else? – from 6-9 Monday night at the Duck Room of the legendary Blueberry Hill, 6504 Delmar Boulevard in the Delmar Loop, For aContinue reading “Your Chance to Help Reedy Press”
This Whole Thing Stinks
I’ve never liked the word “bittersweet.” But in this case, the word fits like no other. Saturday afternoon I sold my last copy of The Colorful Characters of St. Louis at the Tower Grove Farmers Market Artisan Holiday Market. I laughed as I signed the book for the buyer, Anne Horton, with a notation thatContinue reading “This Whole Thing Stinks”