The life of a freelance writer has its ups and downs, with unexpected surprises, both good and bad.Late last week, Leah Wilson at BenBella Books told me that despite a few passes, an essay of mine would not be included in their 2008 collection devoted to examining Batman.Yesterday, I heard Random House canceled a contract […]
The family has gravitated to preferring a genre of music that you never read about in Rolling Stone, Spin or even Entertainment Weekly. It’s an odd blend of Celtic, folk, sea shanties, pub songs and the like. You can hear the music at Renaissance Faires and even some of the bigger multimedia conventions such as […]
After my long political blathering, I had hoped to actually watch the debate on Thursday night. Instead, I had to perform my civic duty.I volunteer to serve on the Parking Authority, the body appointed by the town and charged by the state to operate the parking lots and maintain the buildings at Fairfield
Being a creature of habit has its advantages.I slipped right back into the routine that got me through last year’s layoff and have managed a reasonable output. I’ve managed to complete the first draft of the Soon to be Named Project and am now on the second draft since it’s due in, oh, 23 days.Additionally […]
It all began with a cavity and never seemed to get much better.Friday morning started with a routine visit to the dentist who found a cavity, the first one in memory. Then I headed into Manhattan for the final day at the office. By 10:30 I signed off on the final two page proofs and […]
Deep Purple was formed in 1968 and was considered one of the founders of Heavy Metal music. Edgar Winter began recording on his own in 1970. Blue Öyster Cult’s first album was released in January 1972.Last night, all three bands performed at a concert in Connecticut and it just goes to show that rock will […]
And we adjourned.Last night, the Special Committee met with everyone determined this would be the final meeting. All we had to do was discuss the Demolition Delay ordinance and call it a committee.Not only were a larger-than-usual number of people in attendance, but so was the Connecticut Post’s Fairfield beat reporter, Andy Brophy, a first. […]
You have to feel Tom Glavine’s pain. He struggled mightily to win game 299 and finally accomplished that last week. He was facing a competitive Milwaukee Brewers last night and no doubt had adrenaline pumping from the moment he entered the game.He pitched brilliantly, giving up a mere two hits and one run in six […]
As I said, we’ve been catching up on our media the last few weeks and last night we finally finished with Studio 60. Deb and I seemed to enjoy it more than most people but boy, did it go off the rails.Initially, the idea of series set backstage at a weekly show ala Saturday Night […]
Weekly World News’ closing has meant many media sources have linked to this page and we have plenty of first-timers paying me a visit. To all, welcome.In brief, in addition to being the paper’s Managing Editor (for one more week), I am a freelance writer with credits ranging from fiction (Star Trek, and other media […]