One of the wonderful things about being a grandparent today is the fact that so many of us love to travel and can think of no better traveling partners than our precious grand ... read more
My husband and I had never been to Aruba, a Caribbean island less than 20 miles off the coast of Venezuela, but we’d heard all sorts of wonderful things about its exquis ... read more
Phyllis Karas teaches writing at Boston University’s Department of Journalism, and is a stringer for People magazine. She has eight published books, including her most recent, which she coauthored with Kevin Weeks, Brutal: The Untold Story of My Life Inside Whitey Bulger’s Irish Mob (Regan Books, 2006). Karas has three grandchildren.
