Todd StrasserMr. Monjo’s LessonIn a writing career that has spanned fifty years, I’ve learned plenty of lessons, but perhaps the most important came with my first novel…Dec 7, 2021Dec 7, 2021
Todd StrasserLife Lesson: The Unexpected Reward of Not Having Enough Money*At the age of twelve I learned that not having enough can sometimes have fortuitous consequences. It began when my friend Doug’s parents…Oct 19, 2021Oct 19, 2021
Todd StrasserThe Slightly Strange Origin Story of Drive Me Crazy.I once had the world’s best disappearing literary agent. She was funny and smart and came up with lots of great ideas for books. We would…Sep 25, 2021Sep 25, 2021
Todd StrasserA SHORT HISTORY OF THE HIPPIESHere’s some interesting information that may explain “the origins” of the 1960s hippie movement. I hasten to add that, having no training…Aug 21, 20211Aug 21, 20211
Todd StrasserBLOTTER ACID ARTThose of us who were familiar with blotter acid back in the 1960s know that the little squares of blotting paper onto which LSD was added…Aug 20, 2021Aug 20, 2021
Todd StrasserSHOVELING THE DRIVEWAY: Sisyphus Could Relate to ThisSnowy winters bring back a memory. That’s me circa 1960 shoveling the driveway at a time before most people had snowblowers. See those…Aug 20, 2021Aug 20, 2021
Todd StrasserSPORTS, MUSCLES, AND BODY HAIRAt school my friends and I ate lunch quickly and raced out to the baseball diamond to choose up teams for softball. As usual, my best…Aug 19, 2021Aug 19, 2021
Todd StrasserA HEAVY LADY TO DANCE WITH: Living on an Old Wooden Ship in Copenhagen“She’d be a heavy lady to dance with,” the old weather-beaten Danish sea captain said as he stood on the deck of the old weather-beaten…Aug 18, 2021Aug 18, 2021
Todd StrasserThe Kill RatioEven though I didn’t go to Vietnam, the war still haunts me. More than 50,000 young American men were killed, and an estimated 75,000 more…Aug 16, 2021Aug 16, 2021
Todd StrasserIf You Remember Woodstock, You Weren’t ThereDid you know that nearly 20 million people went to the Woodstock Music Festival in 1969? Okay, so maybe the actual number wasn’t quite that…Aug 15, 2021Aug 15, 2021