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HAPPINESS, HUMOR, LIFE, ON WRITING

Journeyman Journalist, 1979: Enjoying the role

Reading Time: 2 minutes I’m very excited with the progress and potential of my new position. Ideas are flowing. Things look good. This week’s paper looks excellent … Continue reading Journeyman Journalist, 1979: Enjoying the role

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Budding Writer, 1979: Oh, Henry!

Reading Time: 2 minutes He could be wordy, but Henry Fielding was a wit, a charmer, and a roué. He loved roasting critics. I felt a kinship with him. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Oh, Henry!

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Budding Writer, 1979: Musical notes

Reading Time: 2 minutes I wanted to write a story that would be paced with the playing time of a piece of music. After all, song writers do it all the time. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Musical notes

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Journeyman Journalist, 1979: ‘Teach me to write like you’

Reading Time: 2 minutes Later in my career I would learn that an important part of being an editor is teaching the craft to others and mentoring them. Continue reading Journeyman Journalist, 1979: ‘Teach me to write like you’

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Journeyman Journalist, 1979: Bridging the gap

Reading Time: 2 minutes Sometimes the hats of journalist and fiction writer can overlap. Covering a local disaster led to ideas for a short story. Continue reading Journeyman Journalist, 1979: Bridging the gap

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Journeyman Journalist, 1979: Settling in

Reading Time: 2 minutes With a brown-and-yellow bathroom theme, I was no interior decorator. And that Woody Allen poster was a bad role model for a writer. Continue reading Journeyman Journalist, 1979: Settling in

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In Other Words … Season 2, Episode 28

Reading Time: 3 minutes My TV debut on History’s “The Mega-Brands That Built America” launched Sunday at 9 p.m. Eastern. Like Rick in Casablanca,  I was misinformed. Continue reading In Other Words … Season 2, Episode 28

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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: 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

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In Other Words … Season 2, Episode 22

Reading Time: 2 minutes Is the glass half-full or half-empty? When it comes to solstices and human lifespans, I think about the latter. Continue reading In Other Words … Season 2, Episode 22

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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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