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Month: November 2019

FICTION

‘Welcome to Betelgeuse’ part 5

Reading Time: 3 minutes – FICTION – Morrow crouched alongside the stretcher as the ambulance attendants splinted the woman’s leg. Still unconscious, she inhaled sharply in pain as they lifted her into the back of the ambulance. Continue reading ‘Welcome to Betelgeuse’ part 5

Howard FieldingNovember 28, 2019December 6, 2019Leave a comment
FICTION

‘Welcome to Betelgeuse’ part 4

Reading Time: 2 minutes – FICTION – She bumped over an overgrown rail line, barely maintaining control of her scooter as its front tire got caught in the recesses of the crossing and started to follow the tracks, as if with a will of its own. Continue reading ‘Welcome to Betelgeuse’ part 4

Howard FieldingNovember 23, 2019December 6, 20191 Comment
ON WRITING

NaNoWriMo update: Day 21

Reading Time: < 1 minutes – ON WRITING – With about two-thirds of the words completed in three-quarters of the time allotted, I’m falling behind pace and it’s time to reassess whether it’s time to drop out of this year’s race. I do have a life to live, after all. Continue reading NaNoWriMo update: Day 21

Howard FieldingNovember 21, 2019December 9, 20191 Comment
FICTION, ON WRITING

‘Welcome to Betelgeuse’ part 3

Reading Time: 2 minutes – FICTION – Something had happened, to her, anyway, but she was putting that behind her. Or was it still in front? With no landmarks, a useless map, not even the moon to orient her, she could be going in circles. Continue reading ‘Welcome to Betelgeuse’ part 3

Howard FieldingNovember 17, 2019December 8, 2019Leave a comment
ON WRITING, SHORT TAKES

NaNoWriMo Update: Halfway there

Reading Time: 2 minutes – ON WRITING -My project this year, “He Said, She Said,” is a story of a 40-year friendship between two journalists — he’s a conservative, she’s a liberal. It plays out against four decades of changes in society, politics, technology, the sexual revolution, and the news industry itself. Continue reading NaNoWriMo Update: Halfway there

Howard FieldingNovember 15, 2019December 30, 2021Leave a comment
ON WRITING, SHORT TAKES

How d’ya you like them apples?

Reading Time: 2 minutes – ON WRITING – As we pick our words and our apples, we should remember that they can become so much more when they inspire others to be creative.  Continue reading How d’ya you like them apples?

Howard FieldingNovember 13, 2019December 30, 20211 Comment
REVIEWS

‘Connecticut 169 Club’

Reading Time: 2 minutes – REVIEW – Part travel guide, part treasure hunt, part social network, “Connecticut 169 Club” is a lively, entertaining and well-illustrated guide to the state’s 169 municipalities. Continue reading ‘Connecticut 169 Club’

Howard FieldingNovember 11, 2019March 27, 2020Leave a comment
ON WRITING, SHORT TAKES

NaNoWriMo update

Reading Time: 2 minutes – ON WRITING – Today was National Novel Writing Month’s Double-Up Donation Day, when participants try otodouble their daily word count and to make a contribution. Continue reading NaNoWriMo update

Howard FieldingNovember 9, 2019December 30, 2021Leave a comment
FICTION, ON WRITING

‘Welcome to Betelgeuse’ part 2

Reading Time: 2 minutes – FICTION – Could she be lost? Could she have turned west, toward God-knows-where, or even north toward Warrensburg? Continue reading ‘Welcome to Betelgeuse’ part 2

Howard FieldingNovember 9, 2019December 9, 2019Leave a comment
FICTION, ON WRITING

‘Welcome to Betelgeuse’ part 1

Reading Time: 2 minutes – FICTION – Eyes were watching her from the black woods of late October in the Adirondacks. Continue reading ‘Welcome to Betelgeuse’ part 1

Howard FieldingNovember 3, 2019January 14, 2022Leave a comment

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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