Prologue The Widow’s Walk Diaries are a work of fiction. As most parents do, I used to read stories to my daughter Izzy at night before bed. After a long days work, many nights my prospects of staying awake while reading where, between slim and none. To keep my mind active and to capture Izzy’s …
I have come to understand that New Englanders love to complain, it's kinda what we do..more than anything. We complain about politics, weather, sports, kids, spouses ... you name it we complain about it. It's not that we are unhappy, venting or confrontational... we're just looking for a different way to look at life... we …
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When my daughters were small I'd make up stories to tell them at bedtime. I tried to read books early on, but often fell asleep well before they did. So to keep myself awake, I'd freeform elaborate stories to keep myself awake, lull them to sleep and take us away... I say us ... because …
Its Sunday night and the Patriots (Pats) are playing the Kansas City Chiefs at home on a cold October, New England night. There is no better place to be on a night like this than to be sitting in a recline-ah (recliner) sipping on an ice cold “bottle” of beer while watching the Pats. In …
It’s a 5 am run day. Outside it is pitch dark, blustery and rainy as I roll along toward the mouth of the Merrimac. I cut through the gravel pathway of the boat yard and my footsteps are keeping time with something that sounds like a spoon banging on the side of a tea cup…clink, …
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