i was born in brooklyn, n.y. on april 8th 1952. truman was president.
ever since I was a little boy I have been in love with books and
storytelling. i loved to hear stories told. in my neighborhood ,
the best stories were told by the older boys in the neighborhood
or by drunken neighbors intent on dissing other drunken
neighbors. the elderly were best. it was better than grade school.
i was lucky enough in life to have a father who encouraged me
to love words as he did, and, when I was a junior in high school, a
teacher who helped me recognize the importance of cogent ...