Category Archives: Personal Essays
Dad at 112
Happy Birthday, Dad. Hold on just a minute. It’s going to take me a lot of wind to blow out all 112 candles. All right. OK. Done! Speech! Yes, all right. I know you are a man of few words … Continue reading
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Twitter and the Age of Crisis
“I am Married to a Crowd” Boston Globe, Friday, April 11,2009, A-15. My wife (Twitter handle: @GirlsSentAway) was the muse for this article and its star. According to Boston Globe statistics, of 5,200 Globe articles tracked, the humor piece about … Continue reading
Filed under Literary Criticism, Personal Essays, Social Media, Technology
Rabbit’s At Rest
Lorrie Moore’s splendid little piece, “The Complete Updike,” on the NY Times op ed page on Jan. 28, 2009, reminds me that there are writers and there are super writers. John Updike (1932-2009) was in the super category. The only … Continue reading
Filed under Literary Criticism, On Writing, Personal Essays
