Originally from Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation

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In the 1960s, as an awkward teenager exploring how to create social relationships within my peer group, especially girls, I assumed that there had to be constant conversation with no gaps.

After all, this is how my extended Italian family interacted, except when they actually had food in their mouths. Usually.

I had a crush on Rosemary, who was my age, whom I met in a youth group setting when a number of churches decided to get together to create The Word as a place for teens to gather to listen to music and connect. We were sitting alone while working on a project, and I did not really have anything to say but felt compelled to talk.