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On Jon Franklin and writing through the years
Jon Franklin, professor and author of the classic “Writing for Story,” died last week. Don Murray and Roy Peter Clark more directly influenced and inspired my writing and editing. But I learned from “Writing for Story” and especially “Mrs. Kelly’s Monster,” which ran in The Baltimore Sun in 1978. Something Franklin said years ago really… Continue reading
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The information backup
Imagine all of the world’s knowledge on one computer disc, just in case. Well, you don’t have to imagine it. A nonprofit, the Arch Mission Foundation, has actually done it multiple times. “Our modern civilization, the most technically advanced in human history, has no backup,” the Arch Mission Foundation says on its website. “If a… Continue reading
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In memoriam
My mother, Harriet (Davies) Shelton, died 30 years ago today. She was 48 years old. Today, I drove six hours to her hometown of West Pittston, Pennsylvania, to visit her resting place and to put flowers in her memory at the First United Methodist Church. Here she was baptized, confirmed and, after many years of… 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.
