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The Language of Sailing

Posted onFebruary 4, 2016February 4, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

Baggywrinkle, staysail, even halyard: sailor-speak can be hard to translate. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsboats, Carol Newman Cronin, language, powerboats, Sailing, writing

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Sailing World Cup Miami Update

Posted onJanuary 28, 2016December 10, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Miami and Olympic sailing: there’s no better combination. Read More …

CategoriesOlympics, Sailboat Racing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Coconut Grove, Miami, Olympic Sailing, Olympics, Regatta Park, Sailing World, Sailing World Cup

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

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

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Shaping our Lives: It’s all in the Details

Posted onNovember 3, 2015January 4, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

It’s hard to see what details are really important to the big picture, except in hindsight. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Fiction, WritingTagsblogging, Carol Newman Cronin, shape, story

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Returning to Self-Employment

Posted onOctober 23, 2015October 9, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin3 Comments

Self-employment begins again today. Read More …

CategoriesEditing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Dominion Marine Media, editing, jobs, managing editor, self-employed, writing

Killing the Blog

Posted onJune 15, 2015June 15, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin3 Comments

Where Books Meet Boats, take 2. Read More …

CategoriesWritingTagsblog, Carol Newman Cronin, Where Books Meet Boats

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