The whole thing started months ago by a lucky accident. Our friend Steven bought a pair of tickets to one of Elton John’s farewell concert tour stops in Indianapolis as a gift to his partner Nancy—the two of them would celebrate their anniversary at the concert. Then about a week later, he forgot he bought […]
Just had a great weekend visiting a friend from the neighborhood who has since moved back to his hometown of St. Louis. I took the Amtrak with another Printers Row pal. The three of us originally met, where else, at the late, great Hackney’s. Miraculously, the trains to and from the Gateway City were very […]
Heads up to nearby friends and neighbors: if you see me walking around our Printers Row neighborhood with an invisible dog tomorrow, don’t call the authorities. I haven’t lost my marbles. Not yet. No need to worry about the stranger you’ll see holding the front of Whitney’s empty rectangular harness and leading me around, either. […]
What an honor it was to have Richard Reeder ask me to give an Author Night Presentation last Monday at the Chicago Jewish Author Literary Series! Richard is the creator and coordinator of the series, and I’d been hearing about it for years. A well-respected (yet casual) gathering, the literary series meets monthly at Max […]
Followers of our Safe & Sound blog know that my Seeing Eye dog Whitney will be retiring soon. She sleeps more than she used to, she walks slower when leading me through Chicago, and every once in a while she loses focus. All that said, she is still one smart dog. Whitney was leading me […]