I Turned Forty, And Im Finally Going

I Published A Bunch Of My Older Books In E-book Format With Open Road, Which Is Great And Has Tons Of Hard To Find Older Books Available There.

The Great Recession Is Not Imaginary, And The Effects Loom Large. There Was An Article In The Nyt About The Galloping Death Rate Among White Men In Middle Age. Higher Than Among Any Other Demographic, Etc. Mostly Death By Drugs, Alcohol, Or Suicide. Many Of Them Rural. My Feeling Is That It's Many People Who Haven't Been Able To Get Back Into The Work Force. Reg Morse Is An Example Of The Problem.

I'm Trying To Read More Dead People Because I Keep Having To Read Stuff For Juries And So Forth.

I Have Admired Melissa Pritchard's Writing For Several Years Now For Its Wisdom, Its Humble Elegance, And Its Earthy Comedy.

There’s Something Really Rich And Powerful In Not Talking About What You Need To Talk About Sometimes.