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Ding letter, 1979

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 Ding letter, 1979

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Howard FieldingMarch 10, 2023March 10, 20233 Comments
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Fifteen below, 1979

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 Fifteen below, 1979

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HAPPINESS, HISTORY, LIFE, ON WRITING, SHORT TAKES

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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"Late-Season Sunflowers, North Hero, Vermont, September 28, 2022," by Howard Fielding. Offered under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
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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Howard FieldingSeptember 30, 2022September 30, 2022Leave a comment
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
ON WRITING, REVIEWS, RHETORIC REFEREE, SHORT TAKES

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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ON WRITING, SHORT TAKES

Week in Review: Week 29

Reading Time: 2 minutes Serendipity is one of the creative tools a writer has to pull things together into context. Continue reading Week in Review: Week 29

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Inventions That Changed History from Discovery+
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‘Inventions that changed history’ gets bubbly reviews

Reading Time: < 1 minutes The reviews of “Inventions That Changed History” on Discovery+ are rolling in, and … I’m not in them. But they haven’t burst my bubble. Continue reading ‘Inventions that changed history’ gets bubbly reviews

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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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