Tom | February 21, 2010
One of my most common sayings lately has been, “Do you know what the difference is between an author and a large pizza?” The answer is, “A large pizza can feed a family of four!”
Sad, but oh so true. I once ran into a kid down at Havelock Park who said, “Geesh, with all the books [...]
Tom | February 10, 2010
Two months ago while answering a Facebook request, I came across a 14-year-old kid. He claimed he loved my two books, 8-Ball and it’s sequel The Kid, so I delivered Bloody Mary to him, and thought that I would never hear from him again.
The kid now claims I inspired him to write his own book, and surprisingly, he is [...]
Tom | February 1, 2010
Two years ago, I received an email from a boy who was just 15 and still living in a group home in Pennsylvania. At the time, he could not know that I was really thinking about putting away my writing pen and never picking it up again.
He wrote, “I just read Scratchin’ on the Eight Ball, and I [...]