“King Uber?” (1979)
Reading Time: 2 minutes A writer — and a reader, for that matter — must take prose in the context of the time when it was written, not the time in which it is being read. Continue reading “King Uber?” (1979)
Category: LIFE
Fairlee is getting interesting, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s always good to hear that the subjects of your news reports think you’re giving them a fair shake. Continue reading Fairlee is getting interesting, 1979
No great reflections, 1979
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Getting “psyched” — or not — is a poor excuse for doing — or not — one’s job. If that job is writing, you can’t wait for inspiration to hit you. Continue reading No great reflections, 1979
I could do OK! (1979)
Reading Time: 2 minutes My journal from my first year as a freelancer takes me to a breakthrough, but I had not learned that all that glitters is not gold. Continue reading I could do OK! (1979)
Sittin’ on the dock, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes The law of inertia: A body that is at rest stays at rest, or a body that is in motion stays in motion, unless it is acted on by an outside force. Continue reading Sittin’ on the dock, 1979
The easy way out, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes Passing by the R.D. offices in P’ville got me thinking about working for them again if things don’t work out in Hanover. Continue reading The easy way out, 1979
A decent photographer, 1979
Reading Time: 3 minutes Today a budding young reporter can carry around the camera, darkroom, and video studio in a pocket and use the same device to file stories instantaneously. Continue reading A decent photographer, 1979
In Other Words, Season 2, Episode 15
Reading Time: 2 minutes I’ve completed about 70 pages of manuscript on the history of Bubble Wrap and estimate that it will top out at about 100 pages. Continue reading In Other Words, Season 2, Episode 15
Thrill of the chase, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes Journalists aren’t ambulance-chasers. They follow the fires. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, and where there’s firefighters, there’s news. Continue reading Thrill of the chase, 1979
Fantasies of my youth, 1979
Reading Time: 3 minutes My chances of ever contacting any of these producers would have been slim to none. My best chance would have been Buck Henry, a fellow Dartmouth alum. Continue reading Fantasies of my youth, 1979