Brevity Blog

The Evolution of a Title

The memoir that lived in my mind, on my laptop, in a drawer, inside my heart for two decades had its own timeline.

It took me 30 years to read the wartime letters my father wrote to my mother

Chicago Tribune

When I finally found the courage to read them, I gained a better understanding of my father—and myself.

Named one of the Chicago Tribune’s Most Heartfelt Op-Eds of 2024