“We discovered, quickly, that there are lots of similarities between Minnesota and where he grew up, a small village in Hungary. The customs bonded us. Cold mothers, hot food featuring potatoes, a pull-yourself-up-by-the-bootstraps mentality.”

My spicy short story Once Upon a Windswept Sea was partially inspired by the joy and other adventures we shared together.

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