Check out my most recent story in the Philadelphia Inquirer, on Sunday Jan. 20. the story is long but one of my best ever,  narrative about a high school senior suffering from depression who went out his ninth floor window _ and lived! This is his story. He and his family really opened up their lives [...]

We just presented a talk to the American Library Association about Rocky Stories at their annual convention in Philadelphia on January 12, 2008. The official theme was “Follow Your Dreams at America’s Most Famous Steps,” but we informally titled the presentation, for these book lovers, ”How A Book Was Born.” Our contact there was Deirdre Ross, and she [...]

We had an incredible trip to Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Beijing. There should be several photos that follow this posting. But first I want to upload something I wrote on the plane flying home. Forgive me if it reads as if I’d been awake for about 24 hours. I had been.
It is midnight Beijing time, and [...]