Author Archives: len

Riding my Segway in the Denver St. Patrick’s Day Parade this morning was unbelievably fun. Everyone waved, as if I were a legal entry, and I glided by about 20 of Denver’s finest without their thinking to enforce city ordinances … Continue reading →

In the middle of the night, after checking out a few of the “656 new items” that Bloglines has caught in its net for me, comes the time when I want to write something. This is a fraught moment, because … Continue reading →

Lunch today at Legal Seafoods in Warwick, R.I., with former Business Editor of The Providence Journal, Joe Goodrich, my old boss, a true Yankee gentleman of the old school. My favorite comment of his came when I asked if he … Continue reading →

As I stepped into the library of the Providence Journal this morning, I recognized a face from nearly 25 years ago. It was Brian Beaulieu, a copy editor who’s been working at the Journal ever since I left for Wyoming … Continue reading →

I have resented every hour of sleep since we returned from St. John. I am simultaneously wired about my continuing investigation of literary blogs and filled with anticipation about our upcoming two months at Institut de Francais in Villefranche, a … Continue reading →

Back home in downtown Denver, I find that a blogger I began following on St. John is a fellow Denverite. His blog, Rake’s Progress, has generated enough interest to get cited by fellow lit bloggers enough times for me to … Continue reading →

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One morning two weeks ago I found myself at Hawksnest Beach on the north shore of St. John, an hour early for the outdoor AA meeting. It was a cool, cloudy day. The beach looked smaller with no one on … Continue reading →

My new friend Gus and I sold a total of eight T-shirts at the St. John Arts Festival today, raising $115 to benefit arts education scholarships for kids on St. John. Gus moved here from Chicago in 1998 and has … Continue reading →