First off, thanks for supporting Ron Dre’s tuition so he can remain at Bishop Maginn. If you wish to contribute to the school’s tuition program for students whose families can’t pay, you can send a check to Mike Tolan, Bishop Maginn High School, 75 Park Avenue, Albany, N.Y., 12202.

Lots of students need help.

Ron has joined my Writing Workshop, which begins at the school on October 9th. Each student in the class – it’s limited to nine – will write a story which will be hopefully published as a paperback book when the workshop is finished. I’m teaching the workshop at Bishop Maginn again in the Spring.

And I’m very excited about the class.

I’m excited by the students signing up, they are bright, enthusiastic and eager to write. Ron has already written six chapters in his mythical story of a young boy, the son of the Greek God Poseidon,  a demigod himself, and an upcoming struggle with Medusa, the evil goddess.

She was so fearsome people died just from looking at her.

Come and listen to Ron talking about it today with me at Bishop Maginn:

Ron is serious and thoughtful. I brought him three books, one about Mythology, two about Medusa. He is a very impressive person. I’m lucky to  have him in my class.