Nows and Forevers

Writer and human, born 10 years too late


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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

  • Back to John Donne

    https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/apr/15/plague-poems-defiant-wit-and-penis-puns-why-john-donne-is-a-poet-for-our-times?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR0L2GcS1m_lQv3CKViZSLwaKEEWzPBAP6uOv7p_SbVJjT3pQ6dVtMsHsNc I have my Westbrook (Connecticut) High School English teacher Jan Hart to thank for introducing me to John Donne, as she introduced me to so much of value in my junior year of high school. Donne has followed me ever since, whether it’s lines of his poetry I read from time to time, the… 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.

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