Have you ever belly-laughed and sobbed at the same time? I’m not saying laughed so hard that you cried. I’m saying laughed hard, from joy, and cried hard, from passion, at the same time. It took me forty-eight years to have the experience, but it finally happened. I was sitting at my desk...... Read more
I was nearly finished with the first draft of The Gift of Samuel when my wife and I decided to have dinner with my best friend from work, Jamie, and her husband, Neil. Neil is a very talented author and playwright himself, but above that he’s one of the kindest, most selfless people...... Read more
That might have been my new nickname, had Katie not brought us all to our senses, late one night after finishing up a three-hour-long book club gathering (that I never wanted to end). It was one of the most surreal nights of my life. Imagine walking into a suburban book club named “The Book...... Read more
Do you remember the first time you heard the cliché “the children are our future?” I was in the 5th grade, and I honestly didn’t get it. The future is some period of time in front of us, containing events that have yet to happen. It’s not a group of people. Moreover, it’s for...... Read more
One of the more complicated dreams I had of Samuel started out with me zooming around various planets and galaxies. I would watch the formation of a star, fly through the rings of Saturn, and then sit on the precipice of a black hole, watching it devour everything around it. Eventually, I...... Read more