Ward Simmons moved to New York City for work at age 18. He is now 57 and says he writes everything down and loves cursive.

As the book writer for the musical ... kind that tends to trickle down through generations,” shares Bekah Brunstetter about why Nicholas Sparks’ “The Notebook” and its film ...

If you didn’t already know, a writer is not a real writer unless they own a fancy and overpriced notebook. Really, they should own multiple. The more the merrier!

Bankrupt public agencies and embezzlements happen regularly in our region. While I was editor of The Astorian for 33 years, we saw a variation of these financial calamities every few ...