by Thomas Norman DeWolf | Mar 25, 2012 | Healing, Post Racial Society, Race, Race Relations, Racism, Uncategorized
Like so many other people throughout America and beyond, I share the grief of Trayvon Martin’s parents. I have no words to express how heavy my heart is in mourning such a vital, well-loved young man whose life was cut so short… for no logical reason I can fathom....
by Thomas Norman DeWolf | Feb 18, 2012 | Post Racial Society, Race, Race Relations, Slavery, Uncategorized, World affairs
I spent my entire day glued to the television, fully involved in sharing the home going service for Whitney Houston. I could not believe how riveted I was to the drama unfolding on the screen. At many points, there were tears in my eyes and a choke in my throat....
by Thomas Norman DeWolf | Dec 19, 2011 | Books, Uncategorized, Writing
It is hard to be a writer. I know because I am one — and wow, does that feel good to say! Beginning as children (well, most of us), writers are compelled to express themselves. The opinion driven angst of youth urges us (often in dreams) to get things off our...
by Thomas Norman DeWolf | Nov 29, 2011 | Books, Post Racial Society, Race, Race Relations, Uncategorized, World affairs, Writing
While going through some old paper files, I came across a clipping from a 2006 Vanity Fair magazine entitled “Special Alert: Horoscope USA.” It predicts “A planetary configuration not seen since 1776 is coming our way, heralding chaos, revolution,...
by Thomas Norman DeWolf | Nov 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
I always aspired to be a writer. That is, a full-time creative writer who makes a living from the written word — a good living. But I learned early on that a creative writer is highly unlikely to be remunerated in fair proportion to effort expended. I therefore...
by Thomas Norman DeWolf | Oct 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Noon. Monday, October 24, 2011. We delivered our manuscript to Beacon Press in Boston. Two days before, on Saturday, we concluded a marathon of in-person writing and editing. After two weeks of never ending days, we closed the book on what has been one of the most...
