by Nancy Colasurdo | Sep 6, 2006 | Write Thinking
I ran across this quote, a favorite of mine, while cleaning out my desk and files over the weekend. I used it on my application for a journalism fellowship at the University of Michigan a cool decade ago and it did its job very nicely.She took it as a regrettable...
by Nancy Colasurdo | Sep 5, 2006 | Write Thinking
So I’m watching an Oprah rerun today. This young guy from the Chicago area had felt compelled to do something active in the wake of Katrina, so he collected donations of goods and clothing. Then he realized in order to get them there he’d have to load up a...
by Nancy Colasurdo | Sep 4, 2006 | Write Thinking
Yesterday afternoon I was eating brunch with a friend at an outdoor eatery on the Hudson River. It was idyllic, truly.Somewhere after eating and while sipping a bellini, a man at the next table began choking. He was with his extended family and someone at the table...
by Nancy Colasurdo | Sep 3, 2006 | Write Thinking
I can’t relate to the idea of cancelling beach plans because of the weather. I never could. To me, rain means finding a corner to read a riveting book. Cloudy skies mean donning sweats and reading The New York Times on the beach. More cloudy skies mean going to...
by Nancy Colasurdo | Sep 1, 2006 | Write Thinking
Greetings All — I’m turning this one over to the message, plain and simple. TAKE STOCK I have watched several documentaries and dramas about September 11, 2001 in the last few weeks and one of my most potent lingering thoughts is this — What would I...
