Read, Read, Read, Read And

I Have No Interest In Non-fiction. I Don't Read It And Don't Watch It And Don't Write It, Other Than A Little Journalistic Column.

Baseball Is The Most Perfect Of Games, Solid, True, Pure And Precious As Diamonds. If Only Life Were So Simple. Within The Baselines Anything Can Happen. Tides Can Reverse; Oceans Can Open. That's Why They Say, "the Game Is Never Over Until The Last Man Is Out." Colors Can Change, Lives Can Alter, Anything Is Possible In This Gentle, Flawless, Loving Game.

I Think It Is Worse [in 2015] For A Mid-list Author Such As Myself. You Either Have To Sell Like Stephen King Or Go With The Small Presses Where There Is No Money. I Was Lucky To Have Been In The Right Place And Time For Many Years.

The Crack Of The Bat, The Sound Of Baseballs Thumping Into Gloves, The Infield Chatter Are Like Birdsong To The Baseball Starved.

Baseball Is Meant To Be A Contemplative Game. They Play Music To Draw Young People To The Game. If Young People Can't Come To The Game Without Music, Then They Should Stay Home.