Each story I've written starts out as a vague idea that seems to be going nowhere, then suddenly materializes as read more

Each story I've written starts out as a vague idea that seems to be going nowhere, then suddenly materializes as a completed concept. It almost seems like a discovery, as if the story was always there. The few elements I start out with are actually clues. If I figure out what they mean, I can discover the story that's waiting.

The type of fig leaf which each culture employs to cover its social taboos offers a twofold description of its read more

The type of fig leaf which each culture employs to cover its social taboos offers a twofold description of its morality. It reveals that certain unacknowledged behavior exists and it suggests the form that such behavior takes.

There is no legal basis ... If this child came from anywhere else, he would have been home within 48 read more

There is no legal basis ... If this child came from anywhere else, he would have been home within 48 hours.

Our best player was hanging his head. He thought we had already lost. I got four steals and we ended read more

Our best player was hanging his head. He thought we had already lost. I got four steals and we ended up winning the game.

It was nice for the girls to come back like that.

It was nice for the girls to come back like that.

I try to push and pull my Hispanic people into the community. I tell them learn the language, learn the read more

I try to push and pull my Hispanic people into the community. I tell them learn the language, learn the customs, be comfortable to live here. I never support segregation. I want integration.

Each week, just before the kickoff of Monday Night Football, thousands of bettors visit Bodog.com to cash in on their read more

Each week, just before the kickoff of Monday Night Football, thousands of bettors visit Bodog.com to cash in on their sports-betting intuition. The Monday Night Football 'horse trailer' proposition bet is simply another offering we provide to enhance our players' wagering experience.

Hayley had two strikes on her, and I told her she needed to just center up. And she ended up read more

Hayley had two strikes on her, and I told her she needed to just center up. And she ended up with a double.

Hopefully, in a year, when we come back to Iowa City, it'll be tough to get in the door because read more

Hopefully, in a year, when we come back to Iowa City, it'll be tough to get in the door because people want to come out and hear us. The goal is to keep building, and that takes time.