In elementary school, I admired Abraham Lincoln more than anyone I studied. I loved the drawing in my 35-cent paperback biography, showing young Abe lying flat on his stomach in front of the fireplace in his log cabin, reading a book. He didn’t have the advantages others had, but he had grit. A Long-Time Hero […]
Month: January 2026
Books as Therapy
Today was quite a day, and every time I turned around, something else was winding me up. I give up. I finally did what I had not done in a very long time. I chucked my to-do list in the garbage, found an Anne Tyler book (nobody writes great characters quite like Anne Tyler), turned […]