By John Estridge I have an admission to make, and it’s a more than a little embarrassing. I have found I enjoy reading phone books. Let me back up here a little bit. After I was fired from my editor’s position at the Brookville Democrat/American and Liberty Herald, I applied at the Brookville Library, and …
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Some days it’s hard to find the Atlantic Ocean
A Column by John Estridge I introduced myself to Brian like this: “Pardon me, my name is John; I’m from Indiana; and I am lost.” Having never been to an AA meeting, but having seen them on TV, I felt like I had said the opening introduction at an AA meeting before the person begins …
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Time passes more quickly with each second that goes by
A column by John Estridge My favorite novel, without a doubt, is Catch-22. Written by Joseph Heller, it is my nomination for the Great American Novel. Heller’s protagonist is Captain John Yossarian. Yossarian is a bombardier on a Mitchell B-25 World War II bomber based in Italy and making bombing runs in other parts of …
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