'Playwriting is an irrational act. It is the Las Vegas of art forms. The odds are terrible. And the most difficult part is . . . I love it."I love writing plays, too, and the reason why is the man who said those things, Herb Gardner, one the best playwrights this country has ever had. He wrote his first in 1962, when he was in his 20s -- "A Thousand Clowns" it was called, and it remains a classic.
TO: THE REST OF THE WORLD FROM: DETROIT SPORTS FANSAttention, please.We are not on a ledge.We do not have our heads in the oven.We are not taking the big sleep. We are not swallowing the gas pipe. Yes, we know the rest of the sports world feels sorry for us, seeing as our venerable Tigers, one of baseball's oldest franchises, are about to lose more games in one season than any modern-era team has done before -- even the laughable 1962 New York Mets.But can we let you in on a little secret? We don't care that much.Honest.
Mitch Albom writes about running an orphanage in impoverished Port-au-Prince, Haiti, his kids, their hardships, laughs and challenges, and the life lessons he’s learned there every day.