Reading Time: 3 minutes I was touchy about my failure … in providing for myself, as a writer, in getting a job, etc. These things all tend to add up. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Mixed emotions and fears
Reading Time: 2 minutes I could afford to share a room at the fraternity until Labor Day. After that it was go big (full-time income) or go home. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: I’ll survive the summer
Reading Time: 2 minutes There was nothing I could do; siphoning gas from Mom’s car was difficult and time-consuming, and would have been impractical anyway. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Bicycle built for two
Reading Time: 2 minutes Is the glass half-full or half-empty? When it comes to solstices and human lifespans, I think about the latter. Continue reading In Other Words … Season 2, Episode 22
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Second Oil Crisis was already underway by the time the summer of 1979 rolled around and stranded me in New Jersey. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Gas pains
Reading Time: 2 minutes The scientific explanation doesn’t matter. It was simply another welcome sign on our way to an important life milestone. (Gallery, video.) Continue reading I’m Always Chasing Rainbows
Reading Time: 3 minutes Of the four ideas I started the week with, this was the only one that I actually completed. I don’t know if I ever opened it again. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: ‘Parameters of Pygmalion’
Reading Time: 2 minutes If nothing else, a week on the beach showed me the value of long blocks of time to think and write. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Putting down tentative roots
Reading Time: 2 minutes I’m experimenting with the formula. Instead of separate posts for each day, I’m excerpting several days together to work on a theme. Continue reading In Other Words … Season 2, Episode 21
Reading Time: 2 minutes Went to see Woody Allen’s ‘Manhattan.’ I wish the guy hadn’t stolen my ideas for ‘Rhapsody in Blue.’ Maybe this means great minds think alike. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Great minds think alike?
