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A Bubble of Kindness

Posted onJanuary 21, 2016March 16, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Hospitals put pretty much everything else into perspective. Read More …

CategoriesCommunication, Team buildingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, kindness, Women and Infants Hospital

A mix of Patagonia and Zhik gear kept us hiking hard at the 2015 Snipe Worlds. Photo: Matias Capizzano

3 Best Boat Clothing Brands

Posted onJanuary 14, 2016January 22, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Clothing that will keep you comfortable on the water year round is well worth the investment. Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, Sailing, Seasons, Snipe, SUPTagsCarol Newman Cronin, clothing, Kokatat, Patagonia, watersports gear, Zhik

The Satisfaction of Print

Posted onJanuary 7, 2016January 5, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

There’s nothing like the feel and smell of a real book. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, WritingTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, Oliver's Surprise, teaching

Best of 2015

Posted onDecember 31, 2015December 31, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A look back at my best writing in 2015 Read More …

CategoriesSailing, WritingTags2015, Carol Newman Cronin, New Year

Open Your Window

Posted onDecember 24, 2015March 16, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

A writer’s fantasy. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsCarol Cronin, Carol Newman Cronin, fiction, publishing, short story

Holiday Book List 2015

Posted onDecember 17, 2015December 16, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Four novels and one non-fiction read made this year’s list. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, Review, SeasonsTagsbooks, Carol Cronin, Carol Newman Cronin, review, writing

Nobody creates mascots for freelancers—fortunately.

Olympic Freelancing

Posted onDecember 10, 2015October 9, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Why working for myself is just like an Olympic campaign. Read More …

CategoriesOlympics, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, freelance, Olympics, writing

Books Last; Grade School Doesn’t

Posted onDecember 3, 2015December 2, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Books are permanent. Fourth and fifth grade are fleeting and temporary. Both are a very good thing. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, WritingTags5th grade, Carol Newman Cronin, Oliver's Surprise

Over the River, with Gratitude

Posted onNovember 26, 2015November 25, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

How I learned to stop singing. Read More …

CategoriesCommunication, SeasonsTagsCarol Newman Cronin, gratitude, Over the River and Through the Woods, singing, song, Thanksgiving

Coach Thomas Fogh caught this photo at the Worlds, when we were leading the fleet out of the left. We went on to finish fourth in that race.

Scratching the Sailing Itch

Posted onNovember 19, 2015March 16, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

No matter what else happens this week, I’m going sailing. On a global level it seems a bit frivolous, with everything else that’s going on. But I can’t fix the world, so instead I will join my friends in another Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, Sailing, SnipeTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Florida, Sailing, sailing itch, Snipe, St. Petersburg

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