Tag Archives: The New Yorker

Florida Oranges and the Deltoid Pumpkin Seed Aircraft

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Roger Walck

“Omission,” by John McPhee. The New Yorker, 9/14/2015. My father loved Florida, and ever since I was in junior high, he would drive our family there over the school Easter vacation, and we would stay with friends who were managing … Continue reading →

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The Sad Loss of Katharine White, By E. B. White

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Roger Walck

Katharine White was an editor and heart of the early New Yorker magazine. When she was hired at age 32, she was a graduate of Bryn Mawr, a divorcee, and single mother of two, one being Roger Angell, who would … Continue reading →

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Video Blogs and Writing for Pay

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Roger Walck

I have not the slightest desire to be paid for anything I write, but I do know many who see writing as a path to fame and fortune (and more who would just appreciate a crumb now and then for … Continue reading →

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More On Old Men . . . and Women

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Roger Walck

Another gem from Roger Angell’s article in The New Yorker that I left out of the previous posting (it was getting too long) was an observation I am already seeing. (Remember, he is in his 90s, well ahead of us … Continue reading →

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Another Old Man

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Roger Walck

“This Old Man,” by Roger Angell, The New Yorker, February 17 & 24, 2014. Roger Angell has been a favorite author of mine for many years in The New Yorker where he has been a writer and fiction editor.  Many … Continue reading →

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