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'Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.'
--Mark Twain
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A weblog devoted to spurring a conversation among those who use words to varying degrees in their daily work. Hosted by John Ettorre, a Cleveland-based writer and editor. Please email me at: john.ettorre@gmail.com. "There comes a time when you realize that everything is a dream, and only those things preserved in writing have any possibility of being real." --James Salter
Thursday, March 09, 2006
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- Name: John Ettorre
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
I'm a Cleveland, Ohio-based writer, editor and writing coach, with more than 25 years of experience, including stints in Chicago and Washington, D.C. My work has appeared in more than 100 print and online publications, from the New York Times and the Christian Science Monitor to local and regional publications. My work has been recognized by awards (including an Emmy) from four journalism groups.
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4 Comments:
Reminds me of Kierkegaard's saying (I'm quoting from memory here) that "The crowd is untruth."
We're in big trouble if everyone starts thinking this way. ;)
Don't worry, Darby, the majority (almost by definition) never will think that way. As for you, Miles, that was an unbelievably eloquent and touching ode to Black Sabbath and how it tied into your working class family. I urge everyone to check it out in the new issue of Northern Ohio Live, the Music-themed issue. Since your piece is not among those online, alas, I'm going to be bold and liberally excerpt from it in coming days. A really gorgeous piece of writing, Miles. Congratulations. Here's hoping there will be hundreds more coming along behind it. You write marvelously.
Thanks for the much-too-kind words, John. I'll try my best to keep on keepin' on...
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