My e-mail penpal, Karl Okerstrom, sent me a story today. I had read it before. But it is so incredible — yet believable — that it was worth rereading. In case you havenot had the opportunity to read it, here it is: August 1942. Piotrkow, Poland The sky was gloomy that morning as we waited…

On Sunday, June 17, 3:00 – 4:00 pm, my book — PRAGUE: MY LONG JOURNEY HOME — will be available, and I’ll be signing, in Annapolis, Maryland, at the MARYLAND AVENUE & STATE CIRCLE IRISH FESTIVAL Beautiful Maryland Avenue, extending from State Circle to the Main Gate of the Naval Academy, will closed to automobile traffic and…

I have been elated and humbled by the correspondence I have received from readers of PRAGUE around the globe. This week, a note arrived from Michael Botermans, a dedicated teacher in Canada’s Northern Territories. I would like to share it with you: Greetings from Canada’s Arctic! I’ve wanted to send this note to you last week,…