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A feature article in the Dorchester Reporter ("Dot News") about my book signing event with Tom McKenna at the Eire Pub in Dorchester on 7/30/26.
We lived on the 3rd floor in this gray and yellow triple decker (below) from '68-'72, #65 Hancock St. My dad’s '62 Ford Falcon wagon is the 3rd car in parked, so we were home at the time when this photo was taken. Wonder what I was doing in this moment in time. Photo courtesy of Miri Townsend
Click YouTube logo to visit my YouTube channel for videos of interviews about Dyer Straits and my family's Dorchester upbringing.
Honored to have Dyer Straits featured in the local online Dorchester magazine, "Caught in Dot". Click magazine logo below to check it out!
On the MA State house lawn sits a statue of our distant Quaker ancestor, Mary Dyer. Her final words as she was led to the gallows on Boston Common in June of 1660 were: "My life not availeth me in comparison to the liberty of the truth."
In 1986, Dave Letterman read brother Jim’s letter on Viewer Mail (Jizmo was the crazy name some Dot Rat gave him). Dave did a skit about a guy named “Jizmo” whom he visited in Boston. Fast forward to 12:52 to see the segment. Click Jim's letter to Dave below.
Many thanks to author Mary Fenney for her guidance, encouragement, and feedback throughout the writing of Dyer Straits.
Click here to purchase Mary's fun romantic comedy:
When Love Hits You
Mary's 60s & 70s cheezy acoustic trio:
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