As I sit down to write this column, my final one for the year 2024, a whirlwind of emotions stirs within me. This year marks a significant milestone—a decade since I began writing for The Star. A ...
Are your relatives and friends urging you to share your life experiences? Would you like to capture your memories on the page? Written reflections on life and memories can create social connections ...
The Howe Writing Center’s Junior Faculty Writing Hours Challenge provides time, space, support, and structure for junior faculty members to pursue their writing goals. Part of this program involves ...
In January, longtime NewsHour essayist Roger Rosenblatt returned to our studio to talk about his new book on a subject that many of our viewers and readers hold dear. Unless It Moves The Human Heart: ...
Students in Academic Inquiry Seminars (AIQS) are invited to join the Writing Resource Center for a workshop Friday, Nov. 22, from 1 to 2 p.m. in Bellflower Hall. Titled “Writing Your AIQS Reflection,” ...
The weeks between Shavuot and Tisha B’Av have always carried deep personal meaning for me. It’s a season full of memories—some joyful, others painful. If you look closely, the nine weeks between ...
Since 2002 I have written somewhere in the neighborhood of 500 articles and blog posts for various publications. This one is my 109th Email Insider column. I had planned to use my 100th Email Insider ...
Editor's Note: See Randy Fox's story this week on Grimey's Too, and his past stories on Phonoluxe, The Great Escape, Ernest Tubb and The Groove. A little less than a year ago I began writing about ...
Almost exactly one year ago, after IrishCentral founder Niall O’Dowd’s suggestion, I began writing the “Boston Irishman in Ireland” column for this website. He thought that my perspective, as an Irish ...