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Month: July 2023

HAPPINESS, HISTORY, LIFE, ON WRITING, SHORT TAKES

Budding Writer, 1979: At the Hop Part II

Reading Time: 2 minutes This series is about celebrating successes and learning from failures. So here are five lessons from two
lifetimes later. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: At the Hop Part II

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Budding Writer, 1979: Good for the ego

Reading Time: 2 minutes “It was pretty exciting, seeing my photo go on the front page, and all. I hope other staff members don’t think I’m getting too pretentious.” Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Good for the ego

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In Other Words … Season 2, Episode 27

Reading Time: 3 minutes Catch me on the “The Mega-Brands That Built America” this Sunday. It streams the next day.@history @historytv #MegaBrandsThatBuiltAmerica Continue reading In Other Words … Season 2, Episode 27

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Budding Writer, 1979: Short and sweet

Reading Time: 2 minutes With its downtown and thriving campus community, Hanover was a lucrative market for a weekly newspaper. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Short and sweet

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Budding Writer, 1979: I’m fantasizing

Reading Time: 2 minutes Eventually my fantasy about an office with files, reference books (does anyone still use them?), and memo boards came to pass. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: I’m fantasizing

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Budding Writer, 1979: An arts editor again

Reading Time: 2 minutes I feel that I have contributed something important to the paper and to myself. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: An arts editor again

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In Other Words … Season 2, Episode 26

Reading Time: 2 minutes Bubble Wrap will be featured in History’s “The Mega-Brands That Built America” on June 30. @history @historytv #MegaBrandsThatBuiltAmerica Continue reading In Other Words … Season 2, Episode 26

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Budding Writer, 1979: At the Hop Part I

Reading Time: 3 minutes I was not just any cocky young alumnus. I was also a member of the regional press corps. This would require delicacy and diplomacy. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: At the Hop Part I

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Budding Writer, 1979: I did my part to help out

Reading Time: < 1 minutes Both sides were happy. Sometimes the opposite holds true: If both sides are pissed off at you, you’re doing your job. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: I did my part to help out

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In Other Words … Season 2, Episode 25

Reading Time: 2 minutes Conflict and chaos take time and effort to control in real life, let alone the writing life. I deal with them by setting deadlines. Continue reading In Other Words … Season 2, Episode 25

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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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