Glen Sharp lives with his wife and their two dogs in West Sacramento, California, and is employed at the state Energy Commission. He is the author of the novel Bethany Park and the memoir Punching from the Shadows.
On return trips to Illinois, or when talking to relatives on the phone, I can tell the difference. Life is a little slower where I grew up, and the people are often more polite and considerate of others. I know from experience how considerate they can be.
My father cried the day his stroke began, as he lay in the emergency ward, watching himself lose his speech and his strength. He cried the day after the stroke receded when my mother and I came to see him, as he looked at us looking at the wreckage.
