The extraordinary beauty of our ordinary stories
ONE OF THE MOST SATISFYING aspects of my work is retelling people’s extraordinary stories. Fortunately, I had the opportunity to hear and share a little bit of Ernest Leierer’s story. He participated in the D-Day invasion, which just happened to be his birthday, and had a wealth of stories from the war.
He came to mind this week, when I learned I had overlooked his obituary. He died, at age 97,…