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Howard Fielding’s original short stories, longer works in serial form, parables and other stories that want to be told.

FICTION, HAPPINESS, LIFE, ON WRITING, SHORT TAKES

Top-of-the-head inventory, 1979

Reading Time: 2 minutes “Items in Stock” was, in truth, a misnomer. Some were complete, or ready for a final draft or a rewrite. Others were ideas or characters in search of a plot. Continue reading Top-of-the-head inventory, 1979

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Best birthday ever! (1979)

Reading Time: < 1 minutes The best part was seeing my first two freelance articles — one fiction, one nonfiction — in print. Tear sheets can be a gift. Continue reading Best birthday ever! (1979)

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Another diversion, 1979

Reading Time: 2 minutes If I had treated my first year as a freelance writer like a real business, I would have seen that the end of the first quarter was approaching a crisis. Continue reading Another diversion, 1979

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A bargain I cannot afford, 1979

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Riverside was a popular place for cheap diner food. Even so, eating out is more expensive than cooking at home, and always has been. Continue reading A bargain I cannot afford, 1979

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… Garp! 1979

Reading Time: 3 minutes I was reading the book from a single-minded, new writer point of view, not as literature, so bear with me if 24-year-old me sounds naïve. Continue reading … Garp! 1979

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The World According to … ,1979

Reading Time: 2 minutes If you’ve ever read Garp, you probably can understand why I found it fascinating. The main character is a writer and it’s about his life. Isn’t it? Continue reading The World According to … ,1979

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Week in Review: Week 38

Reading Time: 3 minutes A rebranding, a new logo, two major milestones (one good, one bad), and a chance to get out from behind the desk. In all, making progress! Continue reading Week in Review: Week 38

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"The Bazooka" by Howard Fielding. Offered under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
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It’s not your color

Reading Time: 2 minutes I can’t quite find the serial number, but from the service stickers I could swear that this is the very typewriter that the heroine used in my NANOWRIMO novel. It’s a case of life imitating art — or something like that. Continue reading It’s not your color

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"Whiteface over Lake Champlain," Colchester, Vermont, August 13, 2022. By Howard Fielding. Offered under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
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Week in Review: Week 33

Reading Time: 2 minutes At the urging of some of my biggest fans, I spent most of this week working on the manuscript of “Harry Houdini and the Witch of Beacon Hill: An Exorcism in Two Acts.” Continue reading Week in Review: Week 33

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"Late-bloomer sunset over Lake Champlain, August 12, 2022." By Howard Fielding. Offered under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
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Week in Review: Week 32

Reading Time: 2 minutes I got down to some serious writing this week, and bought a new toy: the same model typewriter Ian Fleming used for his James Bond books. Continue reading Week in Review: Week 32

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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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