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
Category: HISTORY
Essays that take a different look at social, political and scientific landmarks in history.
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
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
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
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
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
Consent of the governed
Reading Time: 2 minutes Two words from the Declaration—tyranny and consent—say all we need to understand independence and our current political splits. Continue reading Consent of the governed