The Adverbinator
This image courtesy of the fine fellow at merit badger. During my tenure as a newspaper reporter I worked under three editors. My third and last editor, Jerry, was an all-around great guy. I was so...
View ArticleA Purposeful Post
The young me and the noisiest typewriter on earth. Lordy, did I love that thing. A couple weeks back, my blog pal, Harula, posted a writing exercise. The theme was “Purpose” and the idea was to...
View ArticleMy Best Boss
The quality of one’s job is directly dependent upon the quality of one’s boss. I know this is true; there is no other way to explain how the teenaged me managed to spend an entire summer slaving over a...
View ArticlePaper Trained (2012)
Once upon a time I wrote for a newspaper. I wasn’t there very long, less than two years, but never in my life have I learned so much about writing. If the gig paid more than $18,000 a year, it just...
View ArticleThe Adverbinator (2012)
In what is becoming a pro-journalism trip down memory lane, I give you another newspaper post. This one’s from June 11, 2012. Trust me, you’ll like it! *** During my tenure as a newspaper reporter, I...
View ArticleMy Best Boss (2015)
Here’s my third and final pro-journalism peek down memory lane. This post is from February 22, 2015. *** The quality of one’s job is directly dependent upon the quality of one’s boss. I know this is...
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