
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
Reading Time: 2 minutes I’ve already mentioned being steered by God or fate to the right place to help others. It seems to work the other way around too. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: It feels good to share feelings