We Lost Our Daughter. Help Us Stay in Our Grandson’s Life.

We Lost Our Daughter. Help Us Stay in Our Grandson’s Life. We don’t want to lose our grandson, too. On September 14, 2025, we lost our beloved daughter, Chanel Ward Biddle, to breast cancer. She was only 37 years old. Chanel left behind a little boy who was just 17 months old when his mama … Read more

Bryan Abrams: The Passing of a Friend

Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2025 . The Passing of a Friend . My first recollection of Bryan Abrams was seeing him in a Philadelphia 76ers television advertisement in the 1980’s.  He was the guy that sat at court side during enumerable games cheering on his hometown team, even though he was actually from Delaware. … Read more

Bob Shell: Famed Photographer Sally Mann Harassed

Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2025 . Famed Photographer Sally Mann Harassed . Sally Mann was named ‘America’s Best Photographer’ by TIME magazine in 2001. She has exhibited her photographs worldwide to acclaim and awards. Although we’re not close friends, I’ve known Sally for many years and bought all of her books. She lives in … Read more

Bob Shell: The Loss of The World’s Greatest Writer

Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2025 . The Loss of The World’s Greatest Writer . “Writing makes the extraordinary natural and the natural extraordinary, dissipates chaos, beautifies ugliness, eternalizes the moment, and turns death into a passing spectacle.” — Mario Vargas Llosa There are many good writers whose books have made important contributions to literature … Read more