I was interviewed by the Society of American Travel Writers for their newsletter, and they published it yesterday.  It is about how to get published for the first time and includes tips for writers to get editors interested in using their stories.  READ INTERVIEW I tried to join this group […]

When two men drove through Northampton last week and fired a bb gun out of their car windows, me and many of my friends were enraged that this could have happened, and hoped that someone would throw the book at them.  And just as I had hoped, the long prong […]

In the Recorder today was a sad column, yet it also showed wisdom and honesty, and a sense of reality, not despair.   Joshua Freund is a local man with three jobs,  and his main point in the column was to show how resilient his generation is. He calls them […]

My rage was shared by many other friends, who read about Sunday’s incident in Northampton when someone fired a BB gun out of a car window and shot holes in windows on 13 buildings from Main to Pleasant Streets.  I find this act totally out of character for the city […]

Valentines day always leaves me stumped. It seems like you have a choice–go the typical flowers and candy route, just like everyone else, or spend a little more time and think of something that will really zing her. Unfortunately, all good plans go awry and most people end up at […]

Today’s the big day for about 35 entrepreneurs who have ponied up $30,000 to apply for one of the state’s 35 new medical marijuana licenses. I have a friend who owns a big building who is pretty keen on renting to one of these people, if they get the nod […]