Peter Quinn is a novelist and frequent contributor to Commonweal. His memoir, Cross Bronx, A Writing Life (Fordham University Press), is currently in print. Also by this author Caveat Crypto Get Commonweal’s latest, delivered twice weekly. Email address Published in the 2005-08-12 issue: View Contents Recommended for you A Presidential Smash and Grab By The Editors May 21, 2026 ‘As an Emerald Is Green’ By Ellen Wayland-Smith May 25, 2026 ‘The Real Thing’ By Anthony Domestico May 19, 2026
