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HAPPINESS, HISTORY, LIFE, ON WRITING

In Other Words … Season 2, Episode 20

Reading Time: 3 minutes My break came this week when I opened the box where I found my first tear sheets a few weeks ago. There’s another case of serendipity. Continue reading In Other Words … Season 2, Episode 20

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Howard FieldingJune 11, 2023June 11, 2023Leave a comment
SHORT TAKES

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*

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HAPPINESS, HISTORY, LIFE, SHORT TAKES

Debut under ‘Summer Skies’

Reading Time: 2 minutes Because of Saturday’s forecast, the concert has been rescheduled to Sunday, May 21, at 3 p.m. at the Leroy Anderson House in Woodbury. Continue reading Debut under ‘Summer Skies’

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HAPPINESS, LIFE, LIVING HERE, REVIEWS

Double feature: two outdoor concerts

Reading Time: 3 minutes Handbells at a fair and a string quartet on the lawn: For summer concert venues, you make the best of what you can get. Continue reading Double feature: two outdoor concerts

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HAPPINESS, HISTORY, LIFE, SHORT TAKES

About that Sleigh Ride …

Reading Time: 2 minutes Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride” wasn’t written in the winter. It wasn’t even a Christmas song. But let the composer tell it in his own words. Continue reading About that Sleigh Ride …

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HAPPINESS, HISTORY, SHORT TAKES

A musical legacy

Reading Time: 2 minutes A bit of serendipity brought us the opportunity to visit the home of composer Leroy Anderson, now open as a museum in Woodbury, Connecticut. Continue reading A musical legacy

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FICTION

‘Revolution’

Reading Time: 5 minutes – FICTION -The words are right there: ‘But if you want money for people with minds that hate/ All I can tell is brother you have to wait.’ A scene from ‘He Said, She Said.’ Continue reading ‘Revolution’

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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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