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
Category: SHORT TAKES
Short (2 minutes or less) essays and thoughts of the day.
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
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
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
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
Budding Writer, 1979: ‘The Heavenly Hash Slinger’
Reading Time: 2 minutes I got the idea for this title character for a short story — or series of stories, or a novel — at a Howard Johnson’s restaurant on Queen Street in Southington, Connecticut. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: ‘The Heavenly Hash Slinger’
Budding Writer, 1979: NEED work
Reading Time: 2 minutes My tenuous freelancing career was looking up with the addition of a new regular market: the New England Entertainment Digest. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: NEED work
Budding Writer, 1979: Something is wrong
Reading Time: 2 minutes Is it the sort of gadfly that drives writers to accomplishments, or is it the sort of housefly that drives them to madness? Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Something is wrong
In Other Words … Season 2, Episode 24
Reading Time: 2 minutes “Revolutions … come into this world like bastard children… half improvised and half compromised.” — Dr. Benjamin Franklin, “1776” Continue reading In Other Words … Season 2, Episode 24
Budding Writer, 1979: A silly place
Reading Time: 2 minutes It was a silly summer in a silly place, but students at highly competitive schools know that silliness is a great stress-reliever. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: A silly place