New York In The 50’s
Dan Wakefield has become the Boswell of the heady days when art and literature had a single flowering in The Village.
- Richard Shepard, The New York TimesA precise and moving recreation of a time and a place when the world seemed small and we knew everyone in it.
- Joan DidionThis lovely, brimming book tells anyone who was not there what it was like.
- The Boston Globe
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Episode 6
"The Home Front during WWII"
Aired: March 27, 2017
Writer Dan Wakefield, Host Will Higgins, and guests discuss WWII
Thursday, May 11, 2017 Published in Books and Writers
This guy is the original “Energizer Bunny.” He never runs down. I pride myself on being pretty productive at eighty-five, but Amram is two years older, and I’ll never catch up.
Monday, April 24, 2017 Published in Books and Writers
Miss McCarthy broke our historical virginity by asking “Do you think America is always right, seventh-graders?’ Wagging a finger back and forth in our wide-eyed faces she said “Not at all, seventh-graders, not at all!”
Tuesday, May 9, 2017 Published in Coming Home
I am proud to honor Arrine McCaw and Andrew Gomes, the winners of the annual Vonnegut Writing Prize of $1,000 at Shortridge High School, donated by the children of Kurt Vonnegut. Ms....
Monday, March 13, 2017 Published in Coming Home
Here are two women who grew up in Indianapolis talking about their father: Tanya: “He’s a lot of fun. We danced, and we still dance! When I come back to Indy we put on Marvin Gaye and Al Green and we dance...
Be kind; for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.
– Philo of Alexandria
Upcoming Events
Join Dan and three other writers as they reveal stories from their own spiritual memoirs, and guide the exploration of the spiritual lives of others.
This symposium will take place from November 12 — 16, 2017 at Sivananda Yoga Retreat in the bahamas.
For more information, visit the Sivananda website.