by Tom DeWolf | May 31, 2012 | Author Stuff, Writing, Politics
I remember the first time I walked into my literary agent’s office in New York City on March 2, 2007. The lobby was quite small. The walls were lined with book-filled shelves. A small table sat between two chairs in the corner where one particular book caught my...
by Tom DeWolf | Apr 2, 2012 | Race, Oppression, Privilege
In response to my March 23 post — “Trayvon Martin: thoughts from a white parent” — a reader posted the following comment: I cannot stop thinking about all of the Whites, who have been murdered by blacks, because they were in the wrong place at...
by Tom DeWolf | Nov 7, 2011 | Books, Reviews, Healthy Living, Politics
Inequality — literally — is killing us. In my post The Sky is Falling! The Sky is Falling! a few months back I expressed my frustration with the inability of those in positions of power in Washington, D.C. to compromise on our national debt, the deficit,...
by Tom DeWolf | Sep 3, 2011 | Gather at the Table, History, Genealogy
Most readers of this blog are familiar with my writing partner and friend Sharon Leslie Morgan. Together we are writing Gather at the Table which will be published by Beacon Press in 2012. One particular area of expertise of Sharon’s is her focus on genealogical...
by Tom DeWolf | May 21, 2011 | Healthy Living
“We have a fuel leak on the right side of the plane. We need to evacuate.” The pilot’s voice got everyone’s attention. I heard the word “evacuate” but wasn’t sure about the rest of what he said through the distortion in the...