I wrote my first play as extra credit for my fourth grade English class. 'Can Helen Stop Smoking' was a satire on the ill effects of cigarette smoking. My friend Vicki Haugabrook played as Helen and I directed the show. At the time, my brother Vince was leading the campaign to get our grandmother to
Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm. But the harm does not interest them.

