The Big Lie
I am often asked what my secret is — at the age of 92 I am writing my fourth novel and fifth book (up at 5 am). Post Hill Press will soon...
Blame
"Listen,” my uncle said to me, “your dad was just unlucky getting murdered like that.” Look at Bugsy Siegel and Legs Diamond. Al Capone....
Orphans
My grandmother’s first husband was Jacob Smith, the name changed from Schmiko when he immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, from Poland. But his...
The Lost Father
When I was in first grade Miss Charles (whom we called Charlie because of her mustache) marched us into the auditorium to learn “My...
The Good Wife
Although I’ve been writing and publishing for 50 years, I’m always thrilled when a new book is launched. THE RED SCARF, published...
A Model Life
When I read these days about the so-called glamorous lives of famous models, I wonder if they had mothers like mine, who took me out of...
The Secret
Although I’ve been writing and publishing for fifty years, I’m always thrilled when a new book is launched. THE RED SCARF, published just...
The Families
The Boston trial of the alleged killer, Whitey Bulger, and his gang is in full bloom, now — the papers are filled every day with every...
My Left Breast — Final Chapter
You go for radiation 35 times over seven weeks. After one week you actually smile and thank the technicians. Another week and you zip off...
My Left Breast – Chapter 5
Author Babette Hughes continues to share her emotional breast cancer journey with us. After I was finally admitted to MD Anderson in...