A retired grandmother of 7, I was an only child and an avid reader. At a tender age I printed a neighborhood newspaper on a mimeograph (remember those?), and had a 'lending library' complete with cards stamped with the date the book was checked out. My hero was Hopalong Cassidy, and I wrote an impassioned letter to him volunteering to be on his show. (My mother fortunately saved it rather than mailing it!) As a freshman in high school, I had to prepare an autobiography, which understandably was a bit brief at that age. I was the editor of the school newspaper my senior year in high school, but...