Thomas Ferraro is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in several publications, including Smithsonian Magazine, The Baltimore Sun, and the Society for American Baseball Research. Earlier in his more than half-century career, he was a national feature writer and White House reporter for United Press International. He later joined the New York Post and then Bloomberg and Reuters, where he served as senior congressional correspondent.
When I was about to become a first-time dad at 52, I wasn't quite ready.
