Returning to the Page

On language, memory and the measured work of honouring what a story asks

I signed a book deal, a generous one for a first-time author, about this time four years ago. In fact, the soon to return co‑contributor to this publication may have played a role in that, after a late night in East Brunswick gave me the unlikely courage to negotiate a deal I never would have pushed for on my own.

A late night in East Brunswick about fou…