Dr. Galston said, "You should write a book." I said, "If no one listens to me, why would they read my book?" But, he gave me the idea. I could write a book of poems - my ideas and thoughts and observations and reflections; the things I feel and those I have felt for a long time; my philosophy, my analyses, and my conclusions; and, a little make-believe. A book of short poems with simple titles like: Regrets, Love, Life, Elijah Gray, Secrets, Winter, When I Am Old, Constance Freeway, South Rim, and, of course, Chasing Down Lincoln Highway. Why not, when no one's going to read it?

Dr. Galston said, "You should write a book." I said, "If no one listens to me, why would they read my book?" But, he gave me the idea. I could write a book of poems - my ideas and thoughts and observations and reflections; the things I feel and those I have felt for a long time; my philosophy, my analyses, and my conclusions; and, a little make-believe.