Bay Dreaming
by Donald Moriarty O'Leary How on earth did someone not that far in age from me manage to pack this much into one lifetime? And have the presence of mind, as a young person, to write down notes that would refresh not just the place and time, people and events, but meals, conversations, moods, bus rides, music? In February, 2022, we reviewed Donald O'Leary's "Son of a Nun" by the same author in this column. It followed the adventures of the writer, and, as that column shared, we had, 2 years before that reviewed O'Leary's first installment of his memoirs. " It was written by native Syracusan Donald O'Leary, and focused on his adventures around 1976, when, a vagabond in the oldest sense of the word, he wandered from place to place around the many nations and places in the world. A true son of the Age of Aquarius, he was committed to the adventure of being young, free, and willing to explore. "This story, also a memoir, bookends that time perio