There is an intersecting writers’ story in my encounters with the legend of Grace Metalious, the author of Peyton Place. I never knew her, of course — she died in 1963 at the age of 39 while I was still in elementary school. My closest encounter was watching the ABC television series, “Peyton Place”, which ran from September 15, 1964, to June 2, 1969, and I quickly lost interest. The novel never really interested me, either — I’m not sure I ever got through it.