Gary SeigelApr 2Haskell and the April Fool's Prank--April 1, 1966https://medium.com/@garyseigel/haskell-and-the-april-fools-prank-april-1-1966-3e98c01c59d2
Gary SeigelFeb 28Haskell Takes a Big Leaphttps://medium.com/@garyseigel/haskell-takes-a-big-leap-60b3f0b765dc
Gary SeigelFeb 16George Washington Didn't Really Sleep HereAn exclusive excerpt from Haskell's journal, only available on medium. com. https://medium.com/@garyseigel/haskell-celebrates-george-washingtons-birthday-a4c...
Gary SeigelFeb 11A Very Haskell Valentine's DayOn Valentine’s Day last Sunday, Mom strutted into the house singing, whistling and snapping her fingers. Unusual behavior after a day of open houses and real...
Gary SeigelFeb 6A Stunning Defeat: Haskell and the Academy Awards of 1967[An exclusive excerpt from the Journals of Haskell Hodge] Tonight’s the night. The 39th Annual Academy Awards, and though my aunt and uncle are at the Santa ...
Gary SeigelJan 28Haskell and the Chinese New Year I met Adam Lewe on September 9, 1963, the day he introduced himself to our first period 8th grade history class. Speaking in a British accent, he told all of...
Gary SeigelJan 19Haskell Watches Martin Luther King Jr. on the David Suskind Show (November 1966 — My social studies teacher asked us to write about an historical event that had an impact on us. I chose the interview Martin Luther King, Jr...
Gary SeigelJan 6Haskell and the Academy Awards of 1967Coming soon -- Haskell makes an effort to see the film version of this play, only to encounter major difficulties.
Gary SeigelJan 6A Very Haskell New Year's[An exclusive excerpt from the Journals of Haskell Hodge--January 1, 1965] Last night my mom blew her stack. “What is wrong with you?” she shouted, poking he...
Gary SeigelJan 4Haskell and the Golden Globe Award 1966[An exclusive excerpt from the Journals of Haskell Hodge] My biological father invited me to see the premiere of Dr. Zhivago at the Lowe's Capitol Theatre in...
Gary SeigelDec 26, 2019A Haskell Christmas December 25, 1967 (This exclusive entry from Haskell’s Journal, dated 12/25/67, is only available in this blog. If you’d like to read Haskell Himself, it wi...
Gary SeigelDec 19, 2019 A Haskell Hanukkah from Haskell’s journal—December 26, 1965, 8th night of Hanukkah Debra is the only other Jewish kid in my class at Bonvadine Academy. During lunch, I overhear...
Gary SeigelDec 16, 2019The Man Who Talked Too Much At Thanksgiving by Haskell Hodge (Today's blog from Haskell’s Journal, dated November 24, 1966, shares his feelings about politics at the dinner table.) At Thanksgiving last week, my aunt ma...
Gary SeigelDec 16, 2019Haskell and the Homeless Kid (From Haskell’s Journal dated April 17, 1964--this blog honors Cyndi Lauper's work with the LGBTQ community and homelessness.) When my mom has a good day— th...
Gary SeigelNov 2, 2019The King--a 15th century coming of age taleThough The King is a re-telling of Shakespeare’s Henry plays (IV and V), it’s also a coming of age tale about a lazy, lusty prince who would rather sleep in...
Gary SeigelSep 14, 2019Becoming Sixteen AgainI often wondered how authors wrote stories from the perspective of a much younger narrative voice and made that voice sound real and convincing. Mark Twa...
Gary SeigelSep 14, 2019When Bullies Go UnpunishedMany young adult novels set in high school life include characters who bully other kids, and most of the time, the jerks go unpunished. This is somewhat tr...
Gary SeigelSep 14, 2019Write at Home? While in a rowing class at my gym, my instructor called me out. “Having your own class, are we, Gary?” Yikes, I had been found out. I was out of sequence. ...
Gary SeigelSep 14, 2019Let's Learn from BuzzfeedIt’s back to school for Gary as I’ve been preparing for a series of workshops I’ll be giving this fall on grammar and proofreading. After a long, hot summe...
Gary SeigelSep 14, 2019Books to Get Lost In It’s about a month away and the cover to my book will be uncovered soon. Reveal date — October 21. In the meantime, I thought I’d recommend two coming-of-ag...