That's horrible news. Sending prayers to Hal and his family. Thank you for letting everyone know, Wolfgang. If there's more we can do collectively, this is a good place to make it happen. Dr. Nathaniel Williams Author: Gears and God: Technocratic Fiction, Faith, and Empire in Mark Twain's America <http://www.uapress.ua.edu/product/Gears-and-God,6823.aspx> Book Review Editor,* The Mark Twain Annual* University Writing Program University of California, Davis 363 Voorhies Davis, CA 95616 http://writing.ucdavis.edu/ *UC-AFT Lecturer | UC Davis Local 2023 - Faculty Equity, Student Success* On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 4:02 PM Charles Cogar <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thank you. > > Is Hal in St. Louis, Missouri? > > Charles Cogar > Louisiana Missouri > > On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 5:43 PM Wolfgang Hochbruck < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > our friend Hal is in hospital and had to undergo brain surgery after a > > fall at home. If you believe in prayer, now is the time for it. > > > > best > > w > > > > Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Hochbruck > > Dept. of English > > Centre for Security and Society > > Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg > > Rempart St. 15 > > D-79098 Freiburg > > Germany > > >