Kathleen McGowan’s “The Ballad of Tam Lin” is a retelling of a classic Scottish fairy tale. Thanks to the author’s diligent research and colorful language, I found “Tam Lin” a fascinating love story set in 14th century Scotland. McGowan is skilled at painting vivid word pictures. Early in the book, for example, she describes a Scottish conquest of an English …
Monthly Archives: August 2012
We’ve just returned from an active three days of dropping our twin sons off for their freshmen years at college. Josh is at Colorado State University, and Andrew is 540 miles away at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. The house is quiet tonight. After 18 years of activity, Josh and Andrew have gone their separate ways. “It’s kind of hit …
“Life was perfect!” says Dr. Terry Gordon in reflecting back to June 29, 2009. A successful cardiologist, Gordon and his wife were content in having raised three daughters and a son. The girls were all college graduates and son Tyler had just completed his sophomore year as a business major. Then tragedy strikes. That night Tyler is seriously injured in …