Redmond, Brian

Leon Lessinger Leon witnessed the testing of atomic bombs, as an army engineer, shortly before the end of World War II. This experience left him saddened and shocked at what humans could do to each other. He went on to have an illustrious career as a U.S. government official in various fields, including 50 years in supervisory positions in the education field. Now retired, he ponders his life and what he would like to leave to future generations. The biggest gift he sees, and the one most needed at present, is a sense of morality and compassion. The stories he writes here are chosen with that