This Life, This Earth

Without a Song

Son of a mother whose dream of becoming an opera star was shattered by the Depression and the death of her firstborn and a stoic father who claimed to be tone-deaf, I denied myself the pleasure of singing my entire life until a chance encounter “opened the door to my song.”

My Brother-in-Law The Angel

I'd always loved Bobby, but something happened shortly before his death that threatened this love, until at his funeral I saw something that startled, staggered and finally overwhelmed me.

The Anniversary Waltz

Out of the shattered expectations and tragic lives of an east European immigrant couple something grows that transcends death.

Days and Nights at Academy Typing Service

A true story about a country boy's coming of age in New York , the Kennedy Assassination, betraying a friendship and other things, with a cast of characters that includes an eventually world-famous movie star.