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Month: May 2023

HISTORY, LIFE, ON WRITING, SHORT TAKES

Budding Writer, 1979: No realistic understanding

Reading Time: 2 minutes Know what your work is worth. Not knowing may mean either you won’t get the job, or you’ll be undercutting yourself. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: No realistic understanding

Howard FieldingMay 31, 2023September 18, 20231 Comment
HAPPINESS, LIFE, SHORT TAKES

Budding Writer, 1979: The end is in sight

Reading Time: 2 minutes Returning to the fraternity house, which alumni sometimes did, was a Really Bad Idea. I was already spending way too much time there. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: The end is in sight

Howard FieldingMay 30, 2023September 18, 20231 Comment
HAPPINESS, HISTORY, LIBERTY, ON WRITING, SHORT TAKES

Budding Writer, 1979: Woodward-Bernstein stuff

Reading Time: 2 minutes News is the first draft of history. Reading a journal, day by day, is much like following a story, news cycle by news cycle. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Woodward-Bernstein stuff

Howard FieldingMay 29, 2023September 18, 20232 Comments
HAPPINESS, HISTORY, LIBERTY, ON WRITING, SHORT TAKES

In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 18

Reading Time: < 1 minutes Memorial Day weekend has always perplexed and frustrated me. The Monday holiday law turned a day of remembrance into “unofficial start of summer.” Continue reading In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 18

Howard FieldingMay 27, 2023May 28, 20237 Comments
HISTORY, LIBERTY, LIFE, LIVING HERE, SHORT TAKES

Make the most of Memorial Day weekend

Reading Time: 3 minutes July 4th is a time to celebrate. Memorial Day is a time to remember. Five simple rules will make it meaningful and memorable. Continue reading Make the most of Memorial Day weekend

Howard FieldingMay 26, 2023May 29, 20231 Comment
HAPPINESS, HISTORY, HUMOR, LIFE, ON WRITING, SHORT TAKES

Budding Writer, 1979: I’m overworking

Reading Time: < 1 minutes How am I going to work for newspaper, the hospital PR office, and the entertainment journal? Sleep less? Commute less? Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: I’m overworking

Howard FieldingMay 25, 2023September 18, 20231 Comment
HAPPINESS, HISTORY, ON WRITING, SHORT TAKES

Budding Writer, 1979: A long day

Reading Time: 2 minutes The boss was playing to my vanity. He complimented me and seemed interested in keeping me around because he was losing other staff. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: A long day

Howard FieldingMay 24, 2023September 18, 2023Leave a comment
HAPPINESS, HUMOR, SHORT TAKES

Don’t buy the liverwurst!

Reading Time: 2 minutes But that big hunk of liverwurst has been there since October 1st, and today is the 23rd of May! Continue reading Don’t buy the liverwurst!

Howard FieldingMay 23, 2023May 20, 20231 Comment
SHORT TAKES

2 Memory Lane, Woodbury, Connecticut*

Reading Time: 3 minutes We strolled down Memory Lane at two events: closing night of “The Fantasticks” and a concert at the Leroy Anderson House. Continue reading 2 Memory Lane, Woodbury, Connecticut*

Howard FieldingMay 22, 2023May 22, 20231 Comment
SHORT TAKES

In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 17

Reading Time: 2 minutes This blog hit two records late in the week: more visitors and more views than in any year. Meanwhile, I have several books the works. Continue reading In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 17

Howard FieldingMay 21, 2023May 21, 2023Leave a comment

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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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