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The way to start a year
Every Jan. 1, the first song I hear every year is Artie Shaw’s “Begin the Beguine.” It’s a habit I picked up long ago, the early ’90s, when I found an Artie Shaw LP in my grandfather’s possessions headed out to the trash 20 years after he died. Cole Porter. Artie Shaw. What better way… Continue reading
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A Journey to the Michener Art Museum: Typewriters & More
Gee, Paul, did you really drive to Doylestown, Pennsylvania, to see author James Michener’s typewriter? Well, I did go to Manhattan earlier this year to see Robert Caro’s … Welcome to the Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, where they have Michener’s workspace and notes and other memorabilia. I have read a handful of Michener’s books:… Continue reading
About Me
Journalist and writer. Loves writing, storytelling, books, typewriters. Always trying to find my line. Oh, and here’s where I am now.
Nows and Forevers 