Tag: Bob Baxter
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One by one they go

When old friends die. I sure miss Baxter. He was an old curmudgeon like me, but a huge cut above me in that he was a retired English professor and a published poet as opposed to me being a retired bum with a transient string of forgettable newspaper stories to my name. Like me he…
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A post about nothing (kind of like a ‘Seinfeld’ episode)

Blogging is a self-publishing ego trip, of course, and self-publishing is often looked down upon, even scorned by many.
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And then the caregiver dies

Harry’s wife was gravely ill. Harry put his work aside and devoted all his time and energy to helping her get better. She was in and out of New York City hospitals for two years. One operation after another. Twice she nearly died. When she was finally released from hospital and allowed to come home,…
