PAUL GRONDAHL

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PAUL GRONDAHL Award-winning author, journalist, teacher. Member of the Authors Guild

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"It's as hard to get from almost finished to finished as to get from beginning to almost done."
-- Elinor Fuchs

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Adjunct professor, University at Albany, College of Arts and Sciences. Fall, 2010.

Writer-in-Residence. Albany Academy and Albany Academy For Girls. 2005-2010.

Rensselaerville Institute. Minds-On Workshops. 1995-2008.

New Visions. Public Communications. 1996-2010.

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(July, 2010)

Hey there:

Happy Independence Day. I hope you're enjoying a relaxing summer.

Lots of golf, gardening and family vacation on my agenda. We're going to Disney World this month (first time for myself and my daughter, Caroline) and next month out to Tacoma, Wash. to see my family.

We've got some sweet day trips planned. We just saw an astonishing dance performance at Jacob's Pillow by Les Ballet Jazz de Montreal. We were in the fifth row, close enough to see 'em sweat and to observe the rippling thoroughbred muscles of the dancers. It was a stunning display of artistry and athleticism. We'll catch opening night of NYC Ballet at SPAC.
We're also going to see Green Day's "American Idiot" on Broadway in August.

Caroline is taking some dance classes this summer and very happy she's got a break from school. We just celebrated her 15th birthday. Sam is in Israel with Birthright, followed by working again as a counselor at Camp Jabberwocky in Martha's Vineyard and then on to Yale.

If you're looking for a good summer read, I'd recommend "Bodies in Winter" by Robert Knightly. It's a terrific murder mystery and a real page-turner. Bob's a retired NYPD detective who now lives in Albany and I count him among my friends. Be sure to check out his book.

I'm reading "War" by Sebastian Junger now and it's a grim portrait of what our soldiers encounter in Afghanistan. It's as wrenching and powerful as "The Forever War" by Dexter Filkins. Junger is a must-read.

Happy summer. Keep reading,

Paul

FOR MY ACAS 150 STUDENTS, FOLLOW THIS SPACE FOR CLASS NOTES & ASSIGNMENTS.
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Enjoy your summer break. See you in the fall!

Paul Grondahl

Click here to order the paperback edition of
"Mayor Corning: Albany Icon, Albany Enigma."
SUNY Press. September, 2007.

ASSORTED LITERARY PIECES

-- Interview with historian David Hackett Fisher. Oct. 26, 2008. Times Union.

-- Interview with New York Times war correspondent Dexter Filkins. Oct. 16, 2008. Times Union.

-- Interview with author Jim Kunstler. March 16, 2008. Times Union.

-- Interview with author Russell Banks. Feb. 10, 2008. Times Union.