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I walked two blocks to see my cousins on Prospect Avenue. Most of my family lived within a two-block radius from Clinton Avenue. Grandma Rose lived upstairs until she moved to California to be with...

Writing another book in the Gino Ranno series was like reconnecting with an old friend after years apart. I let the story marinate for a while, and it felt like the right time to return to it. One ...

Being born in the Bronx the New York Yankees and Yankee Stadium was a birthright. My first Yankee game was in 1958, the fateful year that I was abused by my priest. My dad got some free mezzanine...

From my study, I am looking at Lago di Lugano, where the lake makes a hard right turn. The shimmering sky-blue water is surrounded by lush green mountains, with stunning homes featuring orange-tile...

When I was a boy growing up in the Bronx, I always checked the New York Daily News for the day's weather forecast. Back then, the forecasters were about 40% right.  I still check the weather in the...

Ever since I can remember, I loved doing voice impressions and disguises.         Accents of all kinds came naturally to me as well. I never got into throwing my voice or ventriloquism even though ...

Monday, September 22, 1958 The weather was still warm. The remnant of a very hot summer. It was a day I will never forget. I had just turned 8 years old in June and was now in the second grade. I ...