Reads Poems

Family

I grew up in the midst of 50 or so first cousins dristributed between the families of my mother (Conlin) and father. Two of my mother's seven sisters became nuns the others married men named: Conlin women married men named Bennett, Crawford, Heintz, McCabe, and Walsh; my father's two sisters married men named Hall and Barry!

Maggie’s Party at Scriba, Aug. 15-17, 2025

Maggie invited Caitlin, Matt, and me to the Ontario lakeside compound east of Oswego in the village of Scribe that she had temporary custody for her high school reunion. Festivities included a Read Family gathering, attended by Mary and Danny Saperstone, Kate and Mike Halpin, Catherine, Billy, Mary Grace, and Ronan Petrocci, and Michael T. Read. {See sunset pictires here.}

Here is video from the party – click “play all” for all 61 seconds!