in memorium
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Reading Wambaugh: Lessons on Life and Crime
When I was 13, I read two books I found among my relatives’ books that shocked my adolescent sensibilities. One was Dennis Smith’s “Report from Engine Co. 82,” which taught me as much about poverty and despair not so far away from where I grew up than it did about the firefighting that drew me Continue reading
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Gone but not forgotten
The village of Washingtonville, New York, an hour north of the World Trade Center, was forever changed on Sept. 11, 2001. Even before, it was known for its higher-than-average per capita of FDNY. The late Dennis Smith, who wrote the classic “Report from Engine Co. 82,” lived there. That day, five FDNY firefighters from Washingtonville Continue reading
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A loss that still staggers
I doubt there’s anyone in the Tri-State who didn’t know someone who was killed or wounded or survived Sept 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center. For as big and impersonal New York seems, here’s a secret: It’s not, really. The New York region is a lot closer-knit, with fewer degrees of separation, than I Continue reading
About Me
Journalist and writer. Loves writing, storytelling, books, typewriters. Always trying to find my line. Oh, and here’s where I am now.
Nows and Forevers 