There were a couple of great columns in the Herald and Globe this week worthy of comment. Yesterday Gerry Callahan, the Herald’s top notch sports columnist, had a terrific piece on the New England Patriots, their sensational quarterback, Tom Brady, and ABC-TV sportscaster John Madden who made a fool of himself 21 months ago in… Continue reading

In another attempt to discredit and belittle the presidency of Ronald Reagan, now hopelessly deep in the grips of alzheimer’s disease, the Boston Globe is resorting to letters to the editor—some from far away points outside its circulation zones—to carry on its campaign against the popular former chief executive. Today the editorial page editors of… Continue reading

“For despite what its champions may assert, the short story doesn’t always demand the most from literary writers; instead it can coddle their weaknesses.” Laura Miller in an excellent overview of the modern short story.

My latest short story, Alison, published in the debut issue of Ink Pot, is also online here.

Why George Steinbrenner ruins the fun of baseball. “Some people will feel like we went out and won games and that was success,” Stottlemyre said. “Some people will feel like we got into the World Series and that’s successful. And there are some people that think that if you don’t win the whole thing, sometimes… Continue reading