The Writing Center of Marymount Manhattan College is marking its 15th anniversary, and I was very flattered that I was invited to the dinner celebrating this milestone that was held at Doubles in the Sherry Netherland Hotel on Wednesday night. I was delighted to see former Spy colleagues Roy Blount Jr. and Patty Marx, and Playboy stalwarts Bruce Jay Friedman and Dan Greenburg, and to meet so many writers whose work I have admired, including Mary Higgins Clark, Frank McCourt, Malachy McCourt, Alan Furst and Meg Wolitzer. As a special treat, they had a cake made that had on it the names of all the writers present. Congratulations to director Lewis Burke Frumkes, a tireless advocate for writers and good writing, and honorees Susan Isaacs and Tina Flaherty. I had a lot of fun. (Additional photos from the event appear here.)
