Your Life Doesn't Mean What

Married Life Requires Shared Mystery Even When All The Facts Are Known.

Someone Wanted Me To Write A Profile For Espn About The Commissioner Of Baseball, And I Said, "he's Just Some Suit! Some Republican. No!" I Mean If You Want Me To Write About Baseball, Boxing Or Football, I'll Write About Those Things Because I Watch Them, I Think About Them A Lot And I Like Them. But I Don't Want To Write About Barry Bonds.

I've Been Mainly A Happy Boy In My Life. I Married The Right Girl And We Did What We Wanted To Do.

Writing Never Came Naturally And I Still Have To Force My Hand To Do It.

I Grew Up In Mississippi Being Told It Was A Great Place, But Not Feeling That. When I Finally Began Reading Seriously, Literature Showed Me Something About Where I Was From Which Was Worthwhile.