First serial rights, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes Other denominations might have their own publications, but the markets would not overlap. First serial rights seemed the way to go . Continue reading First serial rights, 1979
Category: LIFE
A very strange letter, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes Other than the creepy bit, the letter showed a complete turnabout from my father’s previous position on my writing career. Continue reading A very strange letter, 1979
Turnabouts and Toppers, 1979
Reading Time: 3 minutes When we read the closing credits, we looked at each other and asked incredulously: “Based on the BOOK by … ?” Continue reading Turnabouts and Toppers, 1979
A respectable Republican cloth coat, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes By 1979 Nixon had resigned as president after the Watergate scandal, but I couldn’t hold that against his wife’s frugal fashion choices. Continue reading A respectable Republican cloth coat, 1979
In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 6
Reading Time: 2 minutes The copy flow on Super Bowl Sunday is different from any other night. The reporters all file early. The pages get laid out late. The bottleneck is the desk editor In other words, me. Continue reading In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 6
‘Brothers and Sisters’ and Deltas, oh my! 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes A frigid Winter Carnival and two nights of sit-com Animal House antics in a frat house tube room. What could go wrong? Continue reading ‘Brothers and Sisters’ and Deltas, oh my! 1979
Imagination is hopping, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes I should have spent less time watching TV and more time doing my homework. That’s a dad talking, two lifetimes later. Continue reading Imagination is hopping, 1979
Happy Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day!
Reading Time: < 1 minutes If it’s a toy — children and adults the world over seem to think it is — then I was probably the first kid to ever play with it. Continue reading Happy Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day!
In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 4
Reading Time: 2 minutes Max Bialystock: So you’re an accountant, huh?
Leo Bloom : Yes, I am.
Max Bialystock : Then account for yourself! Continue reading In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 4
In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 3
Reading Time: 2 minutes I was also job-hunting for work in a compatible field. I procrastinated about which path to take, job or freelance. I couldn’t see the third path: to do both. Continue reading In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 3