Edward Schwarzschild is the author of the novel Responsible Men (2005) and the story collection The Family Diamond (2007). He has a website: www.edwardschwarzschild.com
I'll stick with "two utterly different versions of reality," thanks. In your version, as I understand it, Obama joined the church as "a convenient entree into local Chicago politics." In your version, Obama ...
It would be great to see a group of women having the same conversation, though it probably would and wouldn't be the same. That whole writers retreat question is interesting, too. Seems like a no-brainer for someone to set up an artists colony ...