A Good Home Must Be Made, Not

Long After Salinger Sent Me Away, I Continued To Believe His Standards And Expectations Were The Best Ones.

The Big Dramas That Fascinate Me Are The Quiet Ones That Happen Behind Closed Doors In So-called Ordinary Families.

As For Me, I've Chosen To Follow A Simple Course: Come Clean. And Wherever Possible, Live Your Life In A Way That Won't Leave You Tempted To Lie. Failing That, I'd Rather Be Disliked For Who I Truly Am Than Loved For Who I Am Not. So, I Tell My Story. I Write It Down. I Even Publish It. Sometimes This Is A Humbling Experience. Sometimes It's Embarrassing. But I Haul Around No Terrible Secrets.

I Believe Every One Of Us Possesses A Fundamental Right To Tell Our Own Story.

The Silence Was Part Of The Story I Wanted To Tell.