Every summer, when we packed up the old station wagon and made our annual trek to our summer cottage near Point Breeze, we would pass by a very large property on Route 5 that had a magnificent view of Lake Erie. There are two stone pillars near the entrance of the estate with the words, […]
Back-to-the-Land homesteaders in the 1970s were captivated by the idyll of self-sufficient mountain living.
For many years had I heard of a town, just 60 miles south of Buffalo, where you could not only pay your respects to the dearly departed—you could talk to them too. Lily Dale, NY is a small community of people who practice the Spiritualist religion. Founded in 1879 by a group of believers looking […]
This summer, I will find a comfortable piece of driftwood and sit and stare at the water for a while.
This was my first street festival where books, and the readers who love them, were the main attraction.
When I was developing the character of Joey, a despondent Army veteran for my novel Virgin Snow, I found it necessary to research and reflect upon the sad time in American history when we were engaged in a war with North Vietnam. The conflict had long-term and debilitating effects on many American military members who served there in support of South Vietnam in the […]
My New Year’s Resolutions are a way to remind myself that if I don’t make the “big rocks” a priority I’ll never get them done.
Sicilians have a saying—La Famiglia e Tutto (Family is Everything)—and they live by what they say.
For centuries, poets, writers and philosophers have been inspired by weeping willow trees. So have I.
So ubiquitous was the Infant of Prague statue in West Side homes that as a child, I assumed every house in the world had one.
You are the ones who will have the wisdom, the vocabulary, the critical reasoning and the empathy to make the world a better place.
Family traditions are an important element of the Christmas holiday season, and the old West Side of Buffalo had some unique ones.