My sister went to a hospital emergency room complaining of an excruciating headache that had become unbearable. Nearly four hours later, a doctor informed us that he had found a brain tumor. With surgery, he told us, she might last six to nine months. It was incurable. We were devastated. My sister Fran was eternally [...]

For most of the boys in my neighborhood, it was not a fun time. In fact, most avoided it as long as they could. Hanging out with friends, running errands for Mother, and sleepovers at Grandmother’s house, were just some of the ways to avoid a subpoena. Almost as bad as going to the county [...]