in memory
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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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In Mr. Rogers Neighborhood
One of the best things about Pittsburgh is it’s where Mr. Rogers began the work Baby Boomers and Gen Xers grow up. Neither Pittsburgh, his adopted home, nor Latrobe, his native home, have forgotten Fred Rogers. There’s this memorial along the North Shore of Pittsburgh, across from Acrisure Stadium and overlooking the three rivers. There’s Continue reading
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RIP, Marilyn Lovell
Been a long weekend of loss, these first few days of September 2023. Jimmy Buffett. Bill Richardson. Steve Harwell. And Marilyn Lovell, a formidable and gracious leader among the astronauts’ wives in the 1960s and early 1970s. I met Richardson and Buffett, through work, years ago. But Lowell, whose husband was Apollo 13 commander Jim 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 