2 Memory Lane, Woodbury, Connecticut*
Reading Time: 3 minutes We strolled down Memory Lane at two events: closing night of “The Fantasticks” and a concert at the Leroy Anderson House. Continue reading 2 Memory Lane, Woodbury, Connecticut*
Tag: FAITH
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
Best birthday ever! (1979)
Reading Time: < 1 minutes The best part was seeing my first two freelance articles — one fiction, one nonfiction — in print. Tear sheets can be a gift. Continue reading Best birthday ever! (1979)
A gift from God, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes This doesn’t sound like a lot of money, but $40 was fairly common for nonfiction in that market. And the paper was offering a regular beat. Continue reading A gift from God, 1979
A quiet voice inside, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes That was new. I’ve heard it from time to time ever since. Call it instinct, inspiration, internal dialog, the voice of God, whatever. It has never steered me wrong. Continue reading A quiet voice inside, 1979
On the air, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes One doesn’t often move from a job interview right into the broadcast booth, but that’s what my journal shows I did on this date 44 years ago: Continue reading On the air, 1979
Mission accomplished, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes After weeks doing little or nothing in the winter doldrums of New Hampshire, I realized I’d accomplished all I set out to do. Continue reading Mission accomplished, 1979
I am happy, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes I don’t recall these Sunday morning devotions, but apparently they brought joy to my life. Or maybe it was from reading The Greatest Hits of Doonesbury. Continue reading I am happy, 1979
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
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