I was born at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Massachusetts where Jack Lemmon made his appearance in the elevator many years before. My mother managed to make it all the way to the delivery room.
It's the night before Mother's Day and all through the house, not a creature is stirring. Well, that's not true. The cat is moving around somewhere. Or taking another nap. And the house echoes.
I'm not a fast writer. Careful, yes. Fast, no. I've written five books. Some people might count the sections I wrote for a Harcourt Distance Learning Course as books but I don't.
I'm not exactly a newcomer to writing. I still remember the days when I did all of my interviews either in person or via telephone. Taped, of course. Then, along came the internet.
Today's newspaper and some media newsletters have picked up on the story that Harper Collins has announced that they are starting a new division, headed by Bob Miller.
I love to read. My passion for books started when I was very young. My mother read to me all the time and taught me to read long before I started school.
I often think of our responsibility as journalists, authors, speakers. What we say, what we write doesn't just make an impact on others but reflects upon us as people.
