It’s all about the coffee. You can’t blame me for being a coffee snob/connoisseur/junkie/addict – or whatever term you prefer. I’ve been practically swimming in the stuff since 2005. (By the way, those claims that coffee stunts your growth… coming […]
Four hundred twenty-one letters —that’s the number that Ken Ford received while on active duty in Vietnam from November 1967 to November 1968. Each of the 421 were sent to him by his wife, Jeralee. “Every single day she wrote […]
I have finished/survived/loved the first 6 days of my internship with the Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era. It is quite amazing the amount of lessons I have learned just this week. I posted a status on Facebook after my first day […]
Today was a day that I have been anticipating for months. In November 2012, shortly after my first Cross Country season at Lancaster Bible College ended, I began meticulously following a plan – a guide to movement. I’ve awaken early. […]
My experience as a journalist is about to e x p a n d significantly. I have been accepted to intern at the Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era for a 13 week program this summer. The position is full-time, so I […]
This past Friday I interviewed a group of high school students who are working on a project in Lancaster city called “Building Hope.” They see a need in their community – a shelter for homeless and runaway teens – and […]
A journalist needs certain tools. The primary tools are the senses, and the secondary tools are pen and paper. I prefer to use what I call my “Reporter’s Notebook.” A few criteria exist for such a tool. 1. It has […]
It is a mild January evening. I sit in Prince Street cafe, sipping chocolate mint roobios tea as I edit photos on my MacBook Pro. The man sitting to my left, who is also working on a laptop, begins to […]
Since my youth, I have been drawn to books and words. I think this can be attributed in part to the fact that I have always had introverted tendencies. A book captivated me more than human conversation. I would get […]
I like to write. I am fascinated by words, by speech, and by communication. A friend who knows that I enjoy such things recently approached me and asked if I blogged. I replied with a “no” and have begun pondering […]