Doris O'Brien is a retired college Speech teacher and banker. She has published two books of humor (Up or Down With Women's Liberation and Humor Me a Little) and for many years contributed light verse to the Pepper 'n Salt column of the Wall Street Journal. She is an avid writer of letters to the editors.
Doris celebrated her 50th wedding anniversary in the same year she welcomed her first grandchild. She now lives in Pasadena with a great view of the San Gabriel mountains — and the annual Tournament of Roses Parade.
She can be reached by e-mail: witsendob at (@) gmail.com
Having a Field Day With the Candidates: Judging Oratorical Skills of Hillary and Donald on the Trail
Colour: The Art and Science of Illuminated Manuscripts at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Book Reviews by Serena Nanda and Joan Gregg: Crime and Culture, Past is Present
Breaking The Fourth Wall In Software — And Beyond The Stage Is The Planet