Steven Linder

A great friend--yes, I mean you, Wanda--told Susan I should write more often about personal things because we have interesting lives.  I don't know if that's true, exactly, but I can say this:  I'm grateful for the life I have.  Being half-retired allows me to spend a lot of my time on writing and publishing fiction, which is what I love.

I also teach part-time at a community college, and that job lets me feel connected to the outside world and to the young people who take my class.  I enjoy getting to know them; that's absolutely the best part of teaching.  You can say what you like about millienials, and yes, they are different, but they face a very different world.  I only hope the movers and shakers of tomorrow are as bright and well-meaning as the young people I've been fortunate to meet.  I have so much to feel grateful for:  my wife, my kids, and work that keeps presenting me with new challenges.  I can't imagine wanting anything more.