Athletes with disabilities asked to pay higher fees to participate in New York race.

A documentary about Roger Ebert called “Life Itself” opens nationwide tomorrow, July4. I just heard the filmmaker interviewed on Fresh Air, and it sure sounds to me like Roger Ebert would give his documentary a thumbs up. Here’s a post I wrote a few years ago, when his memoir by the same name was published.

A short story writer asks me for “expert” advice on his lead character, who is blind.

A writer in one of the memoir classes I lead will be on stage reading a piece at Goodman Theatre in Chicago.

Hey all, apologies for last Monday without Mike. I took Memorial Day off — in fact, I took the whole week off. I hadn’t had a vacation in, well, I don’t remember and I was getting more squirrelly than normal. So, for me and for all those around me, a little rest and relaxation was in order. […]