"When I told Irv, a new member of our 'Telling Your Story' writing group that I planned to pull all my pieces together and self-publish, he looked at me and said, 'who cares?'"
"Reading the NY Times November 25th I came upon Clyde Haberman’s 'NYC' column. Its head: 'Naming a Senator Who Can Follow Clinton’s Tough Act.' And its subhead: 'A black Catholic lesbian would do nicely, especially one from upstate.'"