“The reporters are here, Mr. Hevener,” a voice on the intercom says as barking dogs from the kennel announce cars pulling in the lane. “Thank you, Maxine,” I say to my book agent. “Show them to the studio, please. I’m not ready yet.” I select a silk tie to match the...

As an artist, I’m often asked how I started. How in the world did you figure out what you wanted to do and make a living at it? Good question! As I look back over the years, I see a tangled thread between my birth in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and the difficult...

Night after night, we had watched the TV screen, hoping for the mare to foal .... night after night, I had fallen asleep on the couch. Her name was Mistical Song, and she was in foal to Selket Louchiano, who had starred in the documentary film based on my novel, Fate...