The featured image above represents some of the achievements and collected writings authored by Steven Manchester (Photo courtesy & permission of Steven Manchester.). The central strength of a great storyteller is the ability to let what one knows, feels, and experiences about life shape the discourse of the narrative being fashioned out of one’s…
The featured image above is of Tony DePaul and Iron Piggy. (Photo courtesy & permission of Tony DePaul.) Last December, I traded a flurry of emails with one of my favorite and longtime friends, David Bright. David and I went to the University of Maine at Orono in the 60s. At one point, 1968-1969, we…
First Decent Snowfall of the 2016–17 Winter Season. (Photo by A. Keith Carreiro, January 2017.) January 2017 is now here! I have tried taking advantage of the intersession break between the fall and spring semesters by spending time on marketing and promoting the Penitent – Part I. There are currently six reviews on Amazon…
“Changing views of spacetime along the world line of a rapidly accelerating observer” (https://commons.wikimedia.org¹) Last December of 2015, I made two New Year’s resolutions. The first was to join the newly opened YMCA in Swansea. I’ll return to this first point later on in this blog post. The second one follows: It has been…
“Gandalf and that Other Guy.” (Credit: courtesy & permission of Bill Hall, Associate Editor of The Spectator, 23 November 2016.) On Wednesday, November 16, I was interviewed by Bill Hall, Associate Editor of The Spectator, a weekly newspaper that serves the two towns of Somerset and Swansea, Massachusetts. The article ran in the paper…
Seated left to Right: Stephen King, David Bright, Harold Crosby, Jim Smith, Philip Thompson, Keith Carreiro, Frank Kadi, Sherry Dec, Michael Alpert & Jim Bishop (Credit: Hans–Ake Liljas, 7 November 2016). This past Monday evening in Maine, starting at seven o’clock, a rare and unique event occurred. It transpired in The Hutchins Concert Hall…
The azaleas are blooming! (Credit: Keith Carreiro, April 2016). A deep and heartfelt thanks to Bridgewater State University’s Teaching & Technology Center (TTC), especially to Mr. Reid Kimball, Assistant Director, and Mr. Tim Wenson, Academic Technology Specialist, for their patient help in teaching me how to use this site more effectively. I have almost…
Stephen King (Rock Bottom Remainders (1994). Credit: Tabitha King 1994. Photo permission and Courtesy of Stephen King. While attending the University of Maine at Orono, I met many unique individuals there who left a lasting impact on my life. There was this one young fellow in particular who started writing a regular column in the…