The Mayor’s town hall meeting is about restoring and revitalizing our neighborhoods, and about preventing thriving neighborhoods from falling into disrepair. It’s about creating islands of safety in our neighborhoods […]

I am forwarding this on as requested because I cannot imagine being a parent and having to go through the horror of having a child with cancer. This child will […]

I just received the most pleasant book proposal rejection letter: “While we appreciated the riotously funny voice, we have to decline pursuing this book…” Bahhhhhhhhh!!!!

We’re going to Sailor Usher’s birthday party tonight – my hands were the first to touch this kid 16 years ago.

I’m attending the US Conference of Mayors in Washington DC with Funk right now. It’s always comforting to visit with the other Mayors and hear that they are going through […]

Received another request to look at my book proposal this week, but this agent wants to look at the material exclusively.

I am up to four requests from agents to see my book proposal.

At the little cabin in the woods all week. It was the best thing that I could have done for myself. Came home to find book proposal request number three […]

The book proposal is finally out the door and in the hands of a copy editor. That accomplished, I sent my query letter to several agents the other day. Amazingly, […]