That’s wonderful! I’ve been wanting this for quite some time, so I could share your terrific (and often very moving) stories with others. I’m hoping that this book won’t be too expensive, so I can give them as gifts this several people in my life!

How I hated that red pencil.

We’re releasing my favorite 40-50 stories in a book sometime in the next few months. I think it will be called The Grey Fedora.

Photo copiers saved us scores of hours of mindlessly writing summaries. Bravo to them as well.

I guess most people didn’t have to deal with scary dogs roaming the country side, but the truth is–in Bellingham in the mid to late fifties–it was common to fall under the piercing eye of a wandering, hungry dog.

Mine own experience is that you can find unsupported material in both the library and the internet. I also take care to ensure that I’ve clicked my way down a path that takes me to original material. I’ve been shocked at how easy it is to get to the original authors. Sometimes I call them on the phone or email them. Either way, you’re right. You have to guard against unsubstantiated material.

Sometimes I chuckle myself.

I used to tell students who took my classes that while it was good to be able to recall certain facts and pieces of trivia, their future lie not in their ability to recall anything–computers do a much better job. Their future lies in their ability to create, to think, invent, to create theories–in short, to do something original and exciting with all of those disorganized factoids.