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Trains (large and small) and Christmas
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Our regional shopping mall here in Bellingham, Washington, dating from the late 1980s, recently had a grand re-opening showing off its multi-hundred thousand dollar face lift. I didn’t attend. I’ve got nothing against shopping…
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Blizzard of Books, Queries, Reviews, Blogs
OK, the accompanying sketch–from a photograph of the Pennsylvania Railroad depot in Rahway, New Jersey, following a late-19th Century snow storm (likely the legendary Blizzard of 1888)–might strain the metaphor a bit. Certainly it’s undeniable that in our early 21st … Continue reading
Posted in history, self-publishing, writing
Tagged author services, Blizzard of '88, getting published, self-promotion
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Where Have You Gone, Maxwell Perkins?
Was it easier to get a book published before the recent onset of mass-digital (mostly self) publishing? It may depend on the type of book. Media celebrities, no matter how vacuous, seem to have no trouble getting book deals with … Continue reading
Trains (large and small) and Christmas
Our regional shopping mall here in Bellingham, Washington, dating from the late 1980s, recently had a grand re-opening showing off its multi-hundred thousand dollar face lift. I didn’t attend. I’ve got nothing against shopping malls. It’s just that I can’t … Continue reading
Posted in history, nostalgia, railroading, social criticism, writing
Tagged Penn Station, toy trains
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A View from the Track Up
A major physical challenge in maintaining railroad track is that just about everything being worked on is less than a foot off the ground. A little like farm labor in that respect. After much of a lifetime of blue-collar jobs, … Continue reading
Posted in history, railroading, self-publishing, writing
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