What Writer Geoffrey Douglas Finds Captivating About The Lives Of Ordinary People

Writer, reporter and editor Geoffrey Douglas has been a contributor to Yankee Magazine for 20 years. His latest book is collection of some of his most powerful work from Yankee, entitled "The Grifter, The Poet, And The Runaway Train: Stories From A Yankee Writer's Notebook."

It features 17 different stories, from the death of a virtually unknown horse jockey in Northhampton, to the new lives of Somali refugees in Maine, to a small New Hampshire town police officer's difficult decision.

The common thread is Douglas' interest in ordinary people and how they behave when facing immense tragedy, struggle, or loss.

Geoffrey Douglas, writer, reporter and editor. He's also a former adjunct professor of writing at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where he still contributes pieces to their publications.