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Budding Writer, 1979: A paladin for God?

Reading Time: 3 minutes Throughout my adult life, I have had the sense that something is guiding me along a path. I suppose that’s more a matter of faith than religion. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: A paladin for God?

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LIFE, ON WRITING, SHORT TAKES

In Other Words … Season 2, Episode 19

Reading Time: 2 minutes Many people don’t even have the time or focus for an entire book. The culture of short videos and podcasts has taken over, to our detriment. Continue reading In Other Words … Season 2, Episode 19

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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

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Budding Writer, 1979: Fifteen below

Reading Time: 2 minutes Did they or didn’t they? What was the premonition of disaster and how was it fulfilled? Yesterday I teased you. Today you’re here. Cliffhangers work. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Fifteen below

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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

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HAPPINESS, LIBERTY, LIVING HERE, SHORT TAKES

Sunflowers of the world, unite!

Reading Time: 2 minutes As a symbol of joy, hope, and beauty, the sunflower will have a home in my garden for years to come. Continue reading Sunflowers of the world, unite!

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LIFE, ON WRITING, REVIEWS, SHORT TAKES

‘Writing with a word processor’ – a Review

Reading Time: 3 minutes William Zinsser’s bright “Writing With a Word Processor” gives a first-person account of a turning point in publishing and modern technology. Continue reading ‘Writing with a word processor’ – a Review

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Shoes on or shoes off?

Reading Time: 4 minutes What is your practice at home? Shoe agnostic? Shoephobic? Strict? Loosey-shoesy? How do you shoe? Why? And what do you think of us clods who do? Continue reading Shoes on or shoes off?

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Clickety-clack, the typewriter’s back!

Reading Time: 3 minutes I’m having fun relearning how to use a manual typewriter. it’s like riding a bicycle. You don’t forget, exactly. But if you saw me trying to ride a bicycle nowadays, you’d get a good laugh.

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Howard FieldingAugust 5, 2022August 13, 20226 Comments
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Free audio and e-books offer conflicting views on conflict

Reading Time: 3 minutes This is a limited-time offer: Simon & Schuster is offering two titles about conflict as free e-books and audiobooks through July 31. Continue reading Free audio and e-books offer conflicting views on conflict

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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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