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Book Review: Come With Me

Posted onApril 4, 2019April 4, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A 2018 novel teaches me something about my own brain, even though both my life and my writing are quite different. Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsbook review, Come With Me, Helen Schulman

Spring into Sailing

Posted onMarch 28, 2019March 28, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

For me, spring begins with a regatta. Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, SnipeTagsCarol Newman Cronin, DonQ, Florida, Leandro Spina, Miami, regatta, Snipe

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Audiobooks: A World of Their Own

Posted onMarch 21, 2019January 19, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Is it possible to “read” an audiobook? Read More …

CategoriesBooks, WritingTagsaudiobooks, Oliver's Surprise, What Editors Do

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Worlds Win Makes Hammer News

Posted onMarch 14, 2019September 26, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

A feature in Hammer Nutrition’s Endurance News takes me right back to winning the Snipe Women’s Worlds. Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, Sailing, SnipeTagsEndurance News, Hammer Nutrition, Paul Cronin

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Adjectives: Lazy Shorthand or Powerhouse?

Posted onMarch 7, 2019April 26, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Adjectives can be either a crutch for the lazy or, when used tactically, a powerful shorthand. Read More …

CategoriesFerry to Cooperation Island, WritingTagsFerry to Cooperation Island, William Meredith, word-hoard, writing

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Only One Jud (Smith)

Posted onFebruary 28, 2019March 1, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

Interviewing Jud Smith for Seahorse was a lot of fun‚ even before he won the Rolex. Read More …

CategoriesFreelance, Profile, Sailboat Racing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Champion, Jud Smith, Rolex Yachtsman of the Year, Seahorse Magazine

San Francisco Bay offers plenty of variety for Olympic sail training.

No Building? No Problem

Posted onFebruary 21, 2019February 12, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

The January 2019 Seahorse included a small piece about FAST USA. Read More …

CategoriesOlympics, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, FAST, Malcolm Page, Olympics, Sailing, San Francisco, Seahorse

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Book Review: Little Fires Everywhere

Posted onFebruary 21, 2019February 21, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Celeste Ng’s careful and insightful novel asks, what makes the best family? Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsbook review, Carol Newman Cronin, Celeste Ng, literary fiction, novel, Shaker Heights

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Finding Your Next Book

Posted onFebruary 14, 2019February 12, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin3 Comments

Finding the next book to read can be a challenge. Here’s how I do it. Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, fiction, novels, reading

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US Olympic Update: Sailing’s the Easy Part

Posted onFebruary 7, 2019February 7, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

While it’s easy to see the big picture from the VIP boat (or sidewalk), it’s much harder to appreciate how much work goes into every detail of Olympic sailing. Read More …

CategoriesOlympics, SailingTagsMiami, Olympain, Olympian, Olympic Sailing, USST

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