My early childhood was spent in Newark, New Jersey, but my family moved to Denver when I was 12.

One of my great secrets was knowing I had the power to make her smile.

The more I do bookstores, the more people come up to me from church groups. I spoke at Pittsburg State College and had 2 or 3 ministers and book groups from a couple of churches.

There's nothing quite like a real . . . train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute

I could not get my fill of looking. There should be a song for women to sing at this moment or a prayer to recite. But perhaps there is none because there are no words strong enough to name that moment.

One of my favorite poets, Neruda, writes close to the bone. Though I know only a little Spanish, I like to compare the Spanish and English lines and see how the translator worked.

Since 1985, I have written about contemporary Jewish practice and the Jewish community.