The 1979 hostage standoff with Iran not only put the song by Vince Vance & the Valiants on the unofficial

Slut or Star-crossed Lover? God! Do I need a new heroine?

I can no longer recall the precise words that formed in my head each time my boots hit the pavement

At least once a week, I make a conscious decision not to see something that millions seem to have no

Pain and pleasure. Agony and Ecstasy. Writing — and writing. Those who do will know what I mean. For those

I’ve always been a writer. But a traumatic experience — at least for the 5-year-old I was at the time — almost threw me off the vocation I love. I thank a crusty old university professor for helping me find it by saying the right thing at the right time.