Updated 12/16/08

Writing is only half the fun...

The early 1950s.
A Notre Dame hopeful.
An alluring St. Mary's belle.
A mischievous Madam Librarian.
A century-old university secret unveiled.
A wild ride to Full Moon Monday - - with fatal results.

A memory-grabber for anyone who ever cheered in Notre Dame's "old" stadium,
treasured the lakes and the springtime woods, crossed the Dixie, lingered on the
SMC "Avenue," or sat in the East Parlors.

A story of Notre Dame and St. Mary's College in the '50s.
And a look at America's most celebrated campus at a time
when it was considered "the third military academy."

ISBN 978-0-595-46547-7   (0-595-46547-1)

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Fiction from Missouri writer Peter K. Connolly, author of "The Last Slider" and erstwhile member of ND Class of '55. Visit your local book store or any of the following: Barnes & Noble Amazon.com, Borders.com iUniverse. com, Or CLICK HERE to order a copy through this web site,

Getting reacquainted and swapping books with Alan Alda at a kickoff event for"The Big Read" Book Festival in St. Louis. (We shared the stage in several theatrical presentations at Stepinac High School in White Plains NY about a thousand years ago.) Alda's book, "Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself,"was published last year and he was keynote speaker at the recent event.

Swapping books with ESPN Hoops announcer and basketball Hall-of-Famer Dick Vitale at the ND-Stanford weekend. Both of Vitale's daughters are ND grads.

Fr. Hesburgh, you were oh, so right....

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