Ben's Diary

Death and Life... If ever a news story captured some of the plot points of Charlie St. Cloud, consider this AP report from North Carolina. After getting hit by a car at a busy intersection, a man was presumed dead, put him in a body bag and sent to the county morgue. His family was immediately informed that he had been killed. Later at the morgue, a medical examiner discovered he was in fact alive, moving his hands and feet. A trooper with the state Highway Patrol was promptly dispatched to tell the family that their loved one wasn't dead after all.

Long Time II ... Apologies for disappearing over the last months. So many of you have kindly reached out with e-mail, and I'm sorry I haven't been able to reply. Here's my explanation (and excuse). Last April, after receiving an offer I couldn't refuse, I dove back into the news business as executive producer of ABC's Good Morning America. It's been an exhilarating eight months with lots of fascinating work and not much sleep. Then in October, Karen gave birth to young Will Sherwood, measuring 20.5 inches and weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces. We feel much blessed as we're stretched in every direction. But now that work and baby have settled down a little, I'll update this diary more regularly. Many thanks for your continuing interest in Charlie St. Cloud and The Man Who Ate the 747. More soon....