Mutually Assured Devotion

This is not a typical romance. I didn’t fall on one knee to ask Leslie to marry me, even though that move was somewhat possible twenty years ago. It was a drawn-out discussion, the question of what we might be to each other, beginning with her rather pointed...
Imagining Charlie Brown’s Brother

Imagining Charlie Brown’s Brother

I followed the Peanuts as a kid, from comic strips and television specials to birthday cards and stuffed animals.  Their adventures spoke to me: the remote teacher, the sports trials, the neighborhood sparring. I reserved a special place for Snoopy. Flying Ace defeats...