I think it is safe to say that nearly everyone has gotten the impression that all of the world’s crazy is taking place somewhere just out of reach.   Beckoning us from just beyond the curtains...

I hadn’t seen the wrinkly, white-haired man sink into the couch next to me, but there he was. He wore a navy blue suit, pink plaid shirt and light khaki pants. A small brass crucifix was buttoned to...

Some authors like to start books off with a bang–you know, a guy gets killed, the villain displays how utterly irredeemable they are. Others go for stage setting–painting a vivid landscape upon which...