The Art of Fielding: How to Publish a Great Novel and Still Lose Money
Last week in the Gazette, I read a story about some local authors who have discovered self publishing, and are now proud to be offering their printed words without the familiar middle men of agent, publisher and bookstores. Yet the truth is, these authors, no matter how esteemed, will be […]
The D2R2 Brings Nearly 1000 to Deerfield for a Long Ride and More
Every August, nearly a thousand bike riders make a bee line for Deerfield, where they take part in what is considered to be one of the best distance bike rides in the Northeast. It’s the Deerfield Dirt Road Randonee, known by its shorter name D2R2. The course winds up through […]
Remember Today, the Calm Before the Storm
There are some moments in life when you feel as if you’re seeing a sign, seeing the future, and yet the future hasn’t happened yet. I remember hearing a short news snippet on the just-born radio station WRSI when I lived in Greenfield. It was Sherie, the DJ, talking about […]
Norway in a Nutshell: Across the Country by Train Bus and Ferry
It’s called “Norway in a Nutshell,” and it’s a way to see a whole lot of this vast country in one very long day. We began our journey in the seaside city of Bergen, taking a train to the hiking center of Voss. Then we boarded a bus to drive […]
One of Norway’s Biggest Exports is Black Metal Music
Yesterday we met a man named Eirik Hitland Johannessen, a 30-year-old graphic designer who is about to open a retail store in the center of Bergen. He’s made his living selling tee shirts with clever designs, playing on familiar words with ironic twists. Some of his designs: a play on […]
Oslo Mourns their Great Loss; The Nobel Peace Center Illuminates Great Work
It was a sparkling August day in Oslo today as we got out into this vibrant and clean city to meet some of the local people who make it that way. But first, in the lobby, we discussed the events that devastated the country on July 22 when a Norwegian […]
Simone Larsen: A Domesticated Rock Star Shares Her Old Neighborhood
We arrived in Oslo today at 8 am, and it was a quick and easy train ride right into the center of the city. At the Thon Hotel Panorama the view looks out over the fjord where cruise ships disembark. This morning the Queen Elizabeth was moored right in view, […]
Shall We Kiss? It’s a Slippery Slope…
They meet, by chance, and he gives her a lift back to her hotel. They strike up a conversation, and soon, they’re dining at a nice restaurant. It was a pleasant date between strangers, and at the end, Gabriel leans over to kiss the lovely Emilie. But she says no. […]