It is 5:15AM. Whitehall Pennsylvania is quiet. Snow blankets the ground, as it has for most of the winter. There is no traffic, car or foot. I suppose I might hear the trucks lumbering down MacArthur...
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I think I’ve just about got this figured out. If you are a lowly one-man-band, publishing on-line, you must wait until the almighty Amazon (trademark; registration mark; official branding; all...
It is one year since my family lost our mother. Her loss, after an incredibly full and wonderfully lived life, is made even more impactful to me — one year later — by what transpired in the year...
This self-publishing undertaking of mine has been an adventure. I did my research, made a few mistakes, learned a lot about how long the process actually takes, and—shockingly—made a few correct...
January 8. Well, 2021 has had an unfortunate beginning, hasn’t it? In an attempt to bring a bit of fun into an exasperating last couple of days, I have decided not to let the madness in our nation’s...
Deep breath. Here goes. Big announcement. For me, anyway. I am going to publish a book. It is a collection of stories called Punk Party and Other Accounts of Mischief, and lucky you, dear...
… and sometimes I lie in bed all night with my eyes closed.
I’m a newspaper man from way back. Think of the great journalism films—The Front Page, His Girl Friday, All the President’s Men, and the grandaddy of them all, Citizen Kane—and, of...
It’s Election Day 2020, and everybody is looking at you. That’s right I’m talking to you. We’ve been friends a long time.
Don’t let me down.
I came across this the other day, a joyous celebration plucked from the garbage heap that is the internet. It’s a short, three-minute listen. It begins simply and innocently — a single voice. It...
The sun has yet to rise, but its coming warmth already pierces the October morning. I feel it. Today will be one of those great fall days that lifts your soul and spirit … the kind of day that...
Although it may have appeared I haven’t written much since June, that’s not quite true. Yes, my morning writing routine was sidetracked for the past few months—but not completely. As...
Staycation. Boy, do I hate that word. Mostly because it means I didn’t go on a vacation, which, let’s face it, is what I long for as soon as I’ve finished my previous vacation...
It was in the locker room, before one of our late Saturday night hockey games, that my brother-in-law, Jack, threw out the offer: He was going to rent a house while he was going to grad school at...
(AKA: Hunkered Down, Day 55) It could be a day to let sadness get to me, especially living in isolation as we all are, but that’s not going to happen. I’d like to say something meaningful...
(AKA: Hunkered Down, Day 39) The other day I grabbed the HD TV monitor Max used back when he was in college and attached it to my work-at-home computer. Having a second monitor would give me more...
Easter, 2020. Planet Earth is trembling in front of me. I had plans, and this ugly mess has gotten in the way. My mind is fuzzy. I have all this time; there is nowhere to go. I want to read; my...
AKA: Hunkered Down, Day 12 As we spend this strange time together, I have a suggestion for you. You’re going to hear it, and two choices will come to mind: Sure, I’ll give that a try. Are you...
(AKA: Hunkered Down, Day 6) What a lineup on ESPN 2 yesterday. Axe throwing. Cup stacking. Marble racing. Putt-putt. Nothing, however, was more jaw-droppingly captivating than the 51st Annual Stone...
March, 2020. The coronavirus hits hard and I start working from home. What I naively thought would be a few weeks stretched out for much longer. Here then, is the blog-within-a-blog, Hunkered Down...