Will Wright: Award-Winning Indie Journalism, Writing, incl SpeechWriting
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How Do You Hang that “Shingle” of Independent Speechwriter?
In mid-May, a Georgia-based independent speechwriter, Henrietta Williams, offered a webinar about working in the “lucrative” realm of speechwriting work. Learning of this via the Professional Speechwriters Association (PSA) and persistently curious and ambitious about using my writing talents, I registered for this webinar about the lucrative world of independent speechwriting. Since I learned about…
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Great Essay-Writing Fodder Eludes me!
I want to write 500-word essays each week – But this is difficult. I look at Npr.org CNN.com and other news sources, and sources for cultural observances like the Black History Calendar at BlackMarket.com. My life is too homebody and introverted to provide me with fodder for great cogent weekly essays. So I often rely…
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Beholdened to neither Church nor Pope, We Note Francis, Nonetheless
Pope Francis’ death surprised most of the world. It happened overnight into Monday. On Sunday we had just seen Pope Francis in a wheelchair. He was ill, but looked all right. He looked like he was healing; this, especially after double pneumonia. Between Easter Sunday and Monday morning something happened. Waking on Monday morning and…
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Let’s Stop Taking Librarians For-Granted
Librarians are guides to knowledge and the ways to exploit materials. According to a http://www.Today.com calendar of national observances, April 16th marked National Librarian Day. According to InfoDocket.com, 1.32 billion people used their public libraries, and 55% of Americans are registered users. So, with the U.S. population of 330 million, more than 165 million people…
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NPR/Ipsos poll: “Most Americans want to read books. We just don’t”
The NPR story about “Most Americans want to read books. We just don’t” piqued my curiosity. The poll found a gap between the desire to and acting on a desire to read. Maybe it’s incidental that National Library Week runs from April 6 through the 12th? Implicit in the Ipsos poll, it seems to put…
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Fitness Influencers’ Nonsense Vs. Fitness for Men and Realities of Aging
Many men want to resemble “Men’s Health” magazine over models; young men, especially. Unfortunately, just like famous models won “the genetic lottery,” few men, even if they had paid for trainers and the ideal foods, are hired as models. To look Adonis-like may have perks. But how much depth is there if the effort rivals…
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“Good Hair Day” Can Mean Something Disparate among Black Americans.
The American cultural observation of Good Hair Day on March 26th, began in 2020, exists so that women, persistently judged by their appearance, can have a break from that ingrained oft-toxic cultural pressure. When you look at the list of national cultural observances for March at www.Today.com, you will find this observance is mentioned. Some…
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On a 50th Birthday, and Few Milestones Sated, to Reflect or Worry?
When does a 53rd birthday connote a midlife crisis? A psychologically well and balanced man is confident and loves himself from and during early adulthood, his 20s, through middle adulthood, his 40s. Is it common to have to recover in your late adulthood from a childhood marked by psychological neglect and abuse? Is it a…
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Young Minnesota Students Avoid Trumpness by Performing History Research Projects
I helped to judge student performances at National History Day in Minnesota. I have volunteered as a judge since 2018. It’s my way to support students’ choices to engage in research and hopefully as thoughtful citizens of the world. Minnesota Junior high schoolers committed to research, understand and report about history for National History Day…
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When “Everybody” Has to Say Nothing about Something…
I want to write a cogent and intelligent 500-word essay every week. The difficulty in choosing a subject is remarkable. Nonetheless, I aspire to express my talent! There are weeks when, as eager as I am to observe and critique North American current events, I have few novel or special thoughts to contribute. I feel…
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