Author Archives: Warren Ediger

A glass of milk, and as many Oreo cookies as her mother would let her eat. That’s what my wife had for a snack (a small amount of food eaten between meals) after school almost every day when she was … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, I was planning to spend an afternoon and evening with a visiting Russian student. He asked me to suggest what to do, so I gave him two choices: we could stay along the coast (where the … Continue reading →

Remember your first job? I do. And I remember learning something very important from it. I got my first “real” job when I left home after high school to go to college. My parents couldn’t afford (didn’t have enough money) … Continue reading →

Who is the best? Or, at the end of the year or end of the season (the time of the year that a particular activity takes place), who was the best? Sports commentators (someone who knows a lot about something … Continue reading →

In 1933, there were not many gifts under Christmas trees in Canton, Ohio. The Great Depression had taken most of the joy and much of the hope out of Christmas. Jobs were hard to find. And the jobs that people … Continue reading →

Sylvia had always dreamed about being a mother. She was 49 years old and thought her dream would never come true when she received a phone call. Would she be willing (say yes), the caller asked, to take care of … Continue reading →

“This week, the lame ducks are returning to Congress for their last bit of legislating (making laws). But no one seems too excited to see them.” That was the lede (or lead; the first sentence or paragraph) for a news story … Continue reading →

If you want an unforgettable drive, drive west from Washington, D.C., for about one hour, turn onto Skyline Drive, take it to the Blue Ridge Parkway, and drive to the end. These two roads follow the Blue Ridge Mountains for … Continue reading →

Forty-five years is a long time to wait for anything. But that’s how long Linus has been waiting for the “Great Pumpkin” to appear. Linus is one of the characters from the popular Peanuts comic strip (picture stories that appear in newspapers). Listen … Continue reading →

Mr. Ayers (pronounced “airs”) and Mr. Lopez have been friends for almost ten years. Some of you may remember their story from The Musician and The Writer. In it, I described their story as “a story about dreams and broken … Continue reading →