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Month: October 2019

NaNoWriMo 2019
ON WRITING

Off to NaNoWriMo

Reading Time: 2 minutes – ON WRITING -I’m going to jump into National Novel Writing Month, aka NaNoWriMo, again this November. Continue reading Off to NaNoWriMo

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‘A Captain’s Duty’

Reading Time: < 1 minutes – REVIEW – The Tom Hanks movie “Captain Phillips” does a good job of telling the story, but the book carries the audience through his personal back story, family life, and an hour-by-hour account of the adventure with the Somali pirates. Continue reading ‘A Captain’s Duty’

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On books as weapons

Reading Time: < 1 minutes – ON WRITING – What happens when our books and other media become digital rather than physical? Will ideas live on when you can no longer hold them in your hand to pass along? Continue reading On books as weapons

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Don’t spoil the whole bunch

Reading Time: 2 minutes – ON WRITING – One day it’s Robert Frost, the next day it’s an old hit by The Osmonds. It’s amazing what goes through your head when you’re up on a ladder picking apples. Continue reading Don’t spoil the whole bunch

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HUMOR, ON WRITING, SHORT TAKES

On picking your own

Reading Time: 2 minutes – ON WRITING – Robert Frost tells of a weary farmer at the end of harvest. That farmer and this writer have a lot in common. Continue reading On picking your own

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FICTION, ON WRITING, SHORT TAKES

National Novel Writing Month returns

Reading Time: 2 minutes – ON WRITING – This time I’ll be tackling “He Said, She Said,” a novel about the career of a couple of journalists who start with a local newspaper just after the Watergate era. Continue reading National Novel Writing Month returns

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‘IF: The Untold Story of Kipling’s American Years’

Reading Time: 3 minutes – REVIEW – Benfey examines Kipling’s letters and papers, and those of his contemporaries, and tells the story of the decade in which the author tried to fit in as a nouveau American — and then abruptly abandoned the plan. Continue reading ‘IF: The Untold Story of Kipling’s American Years’

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Howard Fielding's "Living Here" column ran for 25 years in The Sunday Republican of Waterbury, Connecticut. Now retired, he's still living here, online. Join him to enjoy sunsets, short uplifting essays, works in progress, special surprises, and the occasional trip down Memory Lane.

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