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Author: Howard Fielding

An editor and writer for newspapers and magazines for four decades, I'm telling my own stories now. My "Living Here" columns in the Republican-American from 2005 to 2018 are available on Newslibrary.com.
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

I’m overworking, 1979

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 I’m overworking, 1979

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

A long day, 1979

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 A long day, 1979

Howard FieldingMay 24, 2023May 21, 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
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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
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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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We may scoop the Valley News, 1979

Reading Time: 2 minutes Every new reporter dreams of that “first scoop.” In my first weeks with a small Vermont weekly, mine came from an unlikely source. Continue reading We may scoop the Valley News, 1979

Howard FieldingMay 20, 2023May 20, 2023Leave a comment
HISTORY, LIFE, ON WRITING, REVIEWS, SHORT TAKES

Not all was rosy, 1979

Reading Time: 2 minutes I was learning how to work with my first manager, and the lesson wasn’t sinking in. Continue reading Not all was rosy, 1979

Howard FieldingMay 19, 2023May 19, 2023Leave a comment
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Debut under ‘Summer Skies’

Reading Time: 2 minutes Because of Saturday’s forecast, the concert has been rescheduled to Sunday, May 21, at 3 p.m. at the Leroy Anderson House in Woodbury. Continue reading Debut under ‘Summer Skies’

Howard FieldingMay 18, 2023May 18, 20231 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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In Other Words ... by Howard Fielding is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. No commercial use. Republication or derivations of original fiction and copyrighted material prohibited. Original photos may be used with attribution. Copyright 2023 by HWFielding.

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