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James Maguire: Journalist, Author, Raconteur

James Maguire: Journalist, Author, Raconteur

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how to be happy

How to Be Happy: Two Choices

Ah, the luminous champagne of human happiness. So effervescent, so uplifting, so giggly-joyous. Whoopee! But alas, those bubbles can float away, …
GrandLakeTheater

Fear, Loathing and Popcorn: Are Movie Theaters Doomed?

There’s a reason that movie theaters are struggling. You drive across town and pay ten bucks to do – basically – what you do at home: watch a story on …

Running Days: Tales of a Teenage Oxygen Junkie

Anxious, heart thumping, all of us standing in the brilliant autumn sun. About 40 teenage boys lined up at the starting line, almost panting. Race day …

The Joy of Pfizer

Oh yeah, a fresh sweet shot of Pfizer — straight up, no chaser. Sure, I had to take a 90-minute train ride to find an appointment; I was never …
George Foyed Protest

George Floyd and the Protests Heard Across History

I feel something so positive in America. The protests are sparking us back to health. All those voices rising up for justice. The crime was against a …
brotopia, women in tech

Women in Tech, Tech in Transition

I wrote this after going to a book release event for Emily Chang’s Brotopia, a book about sexism in Silicon Valley.   There’s something …
apple tart

The ‘Rustic Apple Tart’ (Can Barnes and Noble Survive?)

I love it that the apple tart sold in the Barnes and Noble cafes is called the Rustic Apple Tart. I also love (unfortunately) the tart itself, in a …

Who is James Maguire?

You know who I feel disdain for? I feel disdain for writer types, for instance, James Maguire, who write blog posts about themselves on their own …
pumpkins in autumn light

The Meaning of Autumn

Stepped outside today and realized…it’s autumn. The summer drifted away with hardly a whisper. Summer, when it’s here, seems almost stationary. For …

The Red Tide in Florida: What Have We Done?

I felt the deepest dismay on my recent trip to Sanibel Island, in South Florida on the Gulf Coast. We stayed near the water and I was so looking …
Screenshot from The Singularity is Near

Humblebrag: I won an award for my feature writing

I’m delighted to report that I won a 2018 Azbee Award of Excellence in the category of Web Feature Article. (Azbees are awarded by the American …
electric piano in a music store

My Tribe in the Music Store

I like stopping into the music store now and then. There’s a Yamaha electric piano I have a crush on, but for $800 my love is better off …

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How to Be Happy: Two Choices

March 25, 2023

Fear, Loathing and Popcorn: Are Movie Theaters Doomed?

March 24, 2023

Running Days: Tales of a Teenage Oxygen Junkie

December 18, 2022

The Joy of Pfizer

April 5, 2021

George Floyd and the Protests Heard Across History

June 6, 2020

Women in Tech, Tech in Transition

October 26, 2018

The ‘Rustic Apple Tart’ (Can Barnes and Noble Survive?)

October 23, 2018

Who is James Maguire?

October 14, 2018

The Meaning of Autumn

October 12, 2018

The Red Tide in Florida: What Have We Done?

October 9, 2018

Humblebrag: I won an award for my feature writing

April 28, 2018

My Tribe in the Music Store

April 7, 2018

March for Our Lives in SF – Feelin’ It

April 1, 2018

I turned the corner and there it was….

January 21, 2018

Nightfall 

December 2, 2017

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