I am someone who used to cringe at the sound of Christmas songs any time before Thanksgiving. I like believing that the holidays are about family, special foods, long-held traditions and good cheer. That’s how I remember Christmas from when I was small (that, and getting to look through the Sears catalog for present ideas). […]

Since getting involved in the book business a few years ago, I began thinking about Johannes Gutenberg, the clever printing-press inventor. He helped make our modern book business possible. Can you imagine if each copy of my book, “A Moose and a Lobster Walk into a Bar,” was still being printed by hand, by monks […]

It was a sunny and seasonably mild afternoon as I walked out of the woods after spending a few hours deer hunting in Litchfield. I was carrying my bolt-action 30-40 Krag Army rifle, not realizing that another similar military weapon had just been used in a fatal shooting nearly 2,000 miles away. It was Nov. […]

Have you been following the Cumberland County Civic Center controversy? Portland Pirates hockey, fierce checking, body slams, hard shots – and I bet it will be the same ON the ice this winter, too! There are also lawyers involved, TV-worthy vigorous questioning, emotions running high, lively speeches reminiscent of “L.A. Law” or “Law and Order.” […]

While the world is remembering the way President John F. Kennedy died this week –in a horrible, vicious attack that deprived the nation of his inspirational leadership – we’d like to remember the former president for his spoken words. Kennedy’s speeches, which often referred to history, philosophy, psychology and government theory, seemed to hinge on […]