Reading Time: 2 minutes Juggling life and work: It’s a problem for young singles, parents (especially moms) of all ages, and yes, for retirees. In the past week, we assisted my brother- and sister-in-law in packing up to move from New Jersey, and were rewarded by dinner with a surprise guest. We wrestled with a wrecked car, incompetent repairs, crappy customer service, terrible traffic, and other real-life situations that … Continue reading Week in Review: Week 35
Reading Time: 2 minutes I can’t quite find the serial number, but from the service stickers I could swear that this is the very typewriter that the heroine used in my NANOWRIMO novel. It’s a case of life imitating art — or something like that. Continue reading It’s not your color
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
Reading Time: 2 minutes I got down to some serious writing this week, and bought a new toy: the same model typewriter Ian Fleming used for his James Bond books. Continue reading Week in Review: Week 32
Reading Time: < 1 minute More serendipity came my way this week. On a trip back from New Jersey, we pulled into parking garage at the Sloatsburg rest area on the New York Thruway. Glancing at the exit as we walked toward the building, we spotted this sunset over the Ramapo Mountains. We collect sunsets. Someday we may have a separate blog about them. So we made our way along … Continue reading Week in Review: Week 31
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.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sometimes it’s worthwhile to look back at where you’ve come from to help you see where you’re going. It gives you a new, old perspective. Continue reading Week in Review: Week 30
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
Reading Time: 5 minutes -WRITING LIFE- Creating a cast for a one-act play about the medium who baffled Houdini seemed simple–until research showed there was more to the story. Continue reading ‘Margery’ character studies
Reading Time: 2 minutes – FICTION – She bumped over an overgrown rail line, barely maintaining control of her scooter as its front tire got caught in the recesses of the crossing and started to follow the tracks, as if with a will of its own. Continue reading ‘Welcome to Betelgeuse’ part 4
