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Budding Writer, 1979: The end is in sight

Reading Time: 2 minutes Returning to the fraternity house, which alumni sometimes did, was a Really Bad Idea. I was already spending way too much time there. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: The end is in sight

Howard FieldingMay 30, 2023September 18, 20231 Comment
HAPPINESS, HISTORY, HUMOR, LIBERTY, ON WRITING, SHORT TAKES

Budding Writer, 1979: Be seeing you

Reading Time: 2 minutes A secret agent resigns from his service and awakens in The Village, a futuristic prison on a remote island. Everyone has a number instead of a name. Oh, yes, there’s also this strange salute: “Be seeing you.” Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Be seeing you

Howard FieldingMarch 20, 2023September 18, 2023Leave a comment
HISTORY, HUMOR, LIFE, ON WRITING, SHORT TAKES

Budding Writer, 1979: Ding letter

Reading Time: 2 minutes That ship had sailed. But the whole long, angst-ridden saga might someday be fodder for a fictional scene — or memoir — or maybe even a blog. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Ding letter

Howard FieldingMarch 10, 2023September 18, 20233 Comments
HISTORY, HUMOR, LIFE, ON WRITING, SHORT TAKES

Budding Writer, 1979: Omens

Reading Time: 2 minutes Time and Newsweek ran uncomplimentary frat articles …and the frat shows were dropping like flies. That was a bad omen for my TV Guide piece. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Omens

Howard FieldingMarch 8, 2023September 19, 20234 Comments
HISTORY, HUMOR, ON WRITING, SHORT TAKES

Budding Writer, 1979: Preemptions and premonitions, 1979

Reading Time: 2 minutes The most likely reason was that “Delta House” — the official “Animal House” spinoff and the edgiest of the three shows — was running into trouble with the network. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Preemptions and premonitions, 1979

Howard FieldingFebruary 17, 2023September 19, 2023Leave a comment
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One great moment of triumph, 1979

Reading Time: 2 minutes If submitting a manuscript or query is like a first kiss, then a writer’s first go-ahead letter is like the first “yes.” Or maybe not. Continue reading One great moment of triumph, 1979

Howard FieldingFebruary 8, 2023January 27, 2023Leave a comment
HAPPINESS, HUMOR, LIBERTY, LIFE, ON WRITING

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

Howard FieldingJanuary 22, 2023January 25, 2023Leave a comment
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‘Girls of the Ivy League,’ 1979

Reading Time: 3 minutes Freedom of choice includes the freedom to make bad choices, choices that we might regret someday. Would I tell that to my own daughters? I have. Continue reading ‘Girls of the Ivy League,’ 1979

Howard FieldingJanuary 19, 2023January 20, 20232 Comments
HISTORY, HUMOR, ON WRITING, REVIEWS

Channeling ‘Animal House’: Delta debut, 1979

Reading Time: 2 minutes It was the rightful family heir to “Animal House,” with most of the same production team and cast. Why wasn’t an instant success? Continue reading Channeling ‘Animal House’: Delta debut, 1979

Howard FieldingJanuary 18, 2023January 18, 20232 Comments
HAPPINESS, HISTORY, LIFE, ON WRITING, SHORT TAKES

In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 2

Reading Time: 2 minutes I’m changing the title of my weekend “Week in Review” section. Other projects include more journal entries and a nonprofit website. Continue reading In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 2

Howard FieldingJanuary 15, 2023January 15, 20231 Comment

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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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