life
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A new anniversary
Just wrote and submitted my first story in 2026. Just hit me this marks the 38th year as a professional journalist, thanks to getting a full-time job when I was still a sophomore in college in the late ’80s. That’s thousands of stories and millions of words, in daily newspapers and weekly newspapers and monthly… Continue reading
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Trapper Keeper, revived
Some things from the ’70s and ’80s play better in 2023 than others. Looks like the Trapper Keeper might have been better in the past. It pains me to say that. I loved my Trapper Keeper, which I brought proudly to Griswold Junior High School in September 1980. My dad bought it for me, probably… Continue reading
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Why Bottle Caps are the best
I am not a huge fan of candy, but there are two that I have trouble resisting, and they are both round: Necco Wafers and Bottle Caps. I will have to write about Necco wafers. The old-timey candy just takes me back to growing up and visiting my grandparents’ house in Massachusetts, where they would… 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 