Monthly Archives: December 2008

When I was a kid it was a common thing for my mom and dad to say “See you in the funny papers” instead of saying “goodbye,” especially when the goodbye might have been emotional. A dash of humor often makes the serious events of life a little easier to deal with, and that’s what I remember about Pam Kumpe when I met her at a writers’ conference at Glorieta, near Santa Fe, in October 2005. After … Read more