My Father’s Sweet Tooth

by | Jun 13, 2014 | Editorial

candy In honor of Father’s Day, June 15th, and National Sweet Tooth Day, June 9th, I thought it appropriate to write about my father’s sweet tooth. He is 93 years old, G-d bless him, and it is still prodigious. In honor of Father’s Day, June 15th, and National Sweet...

My Mother Understood

by | May 8, 2014 | Editorial

mother For my 10th birthday my grandmother gave me a book entitled, My Poetry Book- An Anthology of Modern Verse for Boys and Girls edited by Huffard, Carlisle, and Ferris. That book (which I still own) became a cherished companion for many years. In some ways I feel...

The Bookstore and my Grandchildren

by | Apr 25, 2014 | Editorial

bookstore When I’m not working – or reading – I love taking my grandchildren to the bookstore. My four-year-old will make a bee-line for the children’s section and judiciously choose not only a book for herself but for various siblings and cousins who are not there....

How do you choose names for your characters?

by | Mar 27, 2014 | Editorial

character It’s a very intuitive process and it can happen in one of several ways. Sometimes a character simply is who he or she is, and will tell me his or her name right away. In Mindel and the Misfit Dragons, Mindel simply appeared as Mindel. She was Mindel from the...