This editorial was published in Freestyle’s “Freespace” Column today, Sunday, Feb. 9 On Tuesday, January 28 at 9p.m., I listened to the #SOTU address. I watched the first half on television but then resorted to AM radio once I had […]
Here’s to a new year as a writer. May it be laden with new words and better grammar. May the pen meet the paper with increased frequency. May the dictionary & thesaurus be my friends. May my articulation be smoother. […]
I said I wouldn’t do it. But I am sitting here in the library, finishing almost all of my assignments for the week, pausing and realizing… I told myself I would keep posting in this space… It was easier when […]
(Moment of silence for my summer internship being over.) The end of this experience has instigated a significant amount of reflection, some serious, some humorous and some … just downright flustering. Here it is, in one neat & tidy list. […]
Tomorrow is the last day of my summer 2013 internship. With it comes a list of “things I’ll miss.” I’ll miss the “good mornings” upon entering the office, the “good nights” upon leaving. I’ll miss walking up to the schedule […]
Last week, I was approached by an editor who asked if I would be able to do a book review. “Sure,” I said, mostly because I was in a bit of a lull and was willing to have anything to […]
I borrow this catch phrase coined by marketers to inform you that my blog – All These Words in My Mind – has been given a new look, but has the “same great taste.” It’s cleaner. It’s monochromatic. It allows […]
How the onslaught of commentary on the Zimmerman verdict may have increased racism. The Zimmerman trial. I don’t even need to explain it because I know you know it. This case did not need to be about race. It was […]
The subsequent list is a smattering of random thoughts from a day in the newsroom. First of all, I just wrote a story about unicorns. Okay, read the sentence again; it’s for real. Well, the unicorns aren’t. But the story […]
No day is quite alike in the life of a journalist. Or at least in the life of this intern journalist. Some days, I am ridiculously busy the entire day. Other days, I have a moment of “I won’t be […]