"Artful" . . . "Evocative" . . . "Poignant" "I can say as an editor, not just a friend, that this is a wonderful yarn," wrote Laurence Paul, retired executive editor of the New York Times News Service and Syndicate. "Your skill at building each little vignette to a climax is artful. Your digressions into nature and scenery are evocative. Your musings about how American society has changed are poignant. Alas, our kids and theirs will probably never know that sweet, innocent, secure world. What a shame."