I Grew Up Before There Were Strict

In Seventh Grade...i Found A Place On The [library]shelf Where My Book Would Be If I Ever Wrote A Book, Which I Doubted.

Problem Solving, And I Don't Mean Algebra, Seems To Be My Life's Work. Maybe It's Everyone's Life's Work.

I Had A Bad Time In School In The First Grade. Because I Had Been A Rather Lonely Child On A Farm, But I Was Free And Wild And To Be Shut Up In A Classroom - There Were 40 Children On Those Days In The Classroom, And It Was Quite A Shock.

My Favorite Books Are A Constantly Changing List, But One Favorite Has Remained Constant: The Dictionary. Is The Word I Want To Use Spelled Practice Or Practise? The Dictionary Knows. The Dictionary Also Slows Down My Writing Because It Is Such Interesting Reading That I Am Distracted.

Quite Often Somebody Will Say, What Year Do Your Books Take Place? And The Only Answer I Can Give Is, In Childhood.