Writer’s Blog
Whether about one of my books, or the culture back in the day, or today’s culture, or the Red Sox, I will write about whatever’s on my mind at the moment.
Museum of Fine Art Boston
Gonzo Poetry
My Other Books
Art History
Cultural Considerations
Life In The Mountains
The Boston Red Sox
Gloucester: Red Gates
My Irish great grandparents, Patrick and Mary Nugent, homesteaded in Rockport on what later become known locally as Nugent Strip. They raised 13 of which three died in their 20s. My aunt Catherine “Caddy” had no children but the other nine did. The clan spread far and...
Every Writer Needs a Great Editor
Because I was publisher of my own site, Berkshire Fine Arts, I had the nerve to post poetry. Braced for blowback that never happened. Instead a trickle of faint praise including helpful hints from established poets. Whose advice I shunned. Never particularly enjoying...
The Art of Interviews
I have published three oral histories with another in the works. The spine of this work is based on interviews, then and now, over the past sixty years. It grew out of my career as an arts journalist. What started out of necessity, gathering information for reviews...
Mount
View from the TerraceEarly June eveningOverlooking formal gardensThe MountBerkshire homeEdith WhartonElegant settingSteeped in literatureGhosts roam the atticLaunch of my bookShards of a LifeGathering of friendsMaking effortsTo be thereNeighbors from our loftMembers...