Counter Culture, Clams, Convents and a Circle of Global Citizens

It is the tale of an era in American history as witnessed and acted upon by a family of first- and second-generation immigrants to the U.S. in which each decade yielded countless stories that, told over, would form the template of an American success story for the ages.

Super Model Bennie Struts His Dog Stuff

I celebrate a most photogenic dog, I celebrate his prowess for super modeling, for working the mood, for always being a willing subject.

There Is No Place Like Home

  I would read about the big Cutthroat Trout out west. I would see pictures of some of the most incredible scenery in Montana, Wyoming and Colorado.

On The Glory of Clogs

It’s pretty amazing to be an educator and to those of you reading this who have spent the last weeks getting prepared for the myriad of minds returning to their seats, I muse joyfully you will have the endurance and vitality to not only survive this year, but to thrive. 

Robert Wheeler and Hemingway’s Paris

       On the cover of Robert Wheeler’s book, Hemingway’s Paris: A Writer’s City in Words and Images, is the picture of a young man, a bartender, in a starched white shirt and black bow tie.