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Month: April 2023

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In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 14 — ‘Intermission’

Reading Time: 2 minutes I need this time off so I can complete a history of the invention of Bubble Wrap. My interview with The History Channel is back on and I need to prepare. Continue reading In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 14 — ‘Intermission’

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Budding Writer, 1979: I could do worse

Reading Time: 2 minutes As for my 1979 resolutions, today I can honestly say that I was meeting the minimum requirements. I wasn’t throwing myself into them. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: I could do worse

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Budding Writer, 1979: A gift from God

Reading Time: 2 minutes This doesn’t sound like a lot of money, but $40 was fairly common for nonfiction in that market. And the paper was offering a regular beat. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: A gift from God

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Budding Writer, 1979: Mediocre and disorganized

Reading Time: 2 minutes Perhaps I was afraid of being forever doomed to being a mediocre writer instead of a mediocre Writer. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Mediocre and disorganized

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Budding Writer, 1979: Another diversion

Reading Time: 2 minutes If I had treated my first year as a freelance writer like a real business, I would have seen that the end of the first quarter was approaching a crisis. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Another diversion

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In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 13

Reading Time: 2 minutes Five years ago, I retired from the newspaper to embark on Act III of my life. So far, Act III looks a lot like Act I. Continue reading In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 13

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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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