I flunked Lent again. I do it every year. I start out with at least ten things I’m going to give up and at least five new spiritual practices I’m going to take up.

It’s a real thing. It’s not a writer being lazy or wanting to get out of working. Writers want to be working. I know few writers who haven’t experienced writers’ block.

When my son was 13 years old we decided to get a kitten. The kitten we fell in love with grew up to be the world’s meanest cat. But I love him.

From Sullivan’s Travels to a letter from a Moonlighting fan to the day everything changed — how a lifetime in television led me to start sending happy mail.