February 7, 2021
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Photo: Jon Gardiner/UNC-Chapel Hill It’s been a while. More than a while. Eons, really, in web life, since I’ve posted. How does a wordsmith not write? Isn’t writing like breathing for a journo? Indeed it is. And I have, actually, … Continue reading
April 21, 2012
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When people ask why I left New York for North Carolina, I like to respond in a grave tone, “It was illness.” This is usually met with a look of solemn concern. Then I add, “I was SICK of New … Continue reading
June 11, 2011
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I write. I write because I must, because I can’t imagine not expressing myself in a language that finds its rhythmic peaks and valleys depending on its particular audience and format. Words are the magic with which I weave my … Continue reading
June 11, 2011
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The words come from the mind, transmitted from the brain in a series of cerebral orders that travel through the neurons until the fingers respond. They move across a keyboard or clutch a pen (or quill or crayon) as they … Continue reading