Paul Grondahl

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(November, 2008)

Hello:

Yes, change has come to America. What an extraordinarly historic moment in this country's history we have all just witnessed. President-elect Barack Obama, still more than two months away from taking the oath of office, has already begun to restore the world's faith in this nation and to repair the damage done by the Bush Administration after they squandered and destroyed the international goodwill showered upon the U.S. after 9/11.

It is indeed morning in America once more. The first black president in our racially divisive history has the opportunity to be a great force of good and unity across this land and beyond.

So many people I've interviewed these past few days have spoken with tears in their eyes and a lump in their throats about what Obama's victory means to them.

He has delivered a new message of hope to eager ears and open hearts. As President-elect Obama said again and again in his victory speech Tuesday night: "Yes, we can."

We have witnessed a rare grace and what Barack Obama has managed to accomplish by winning this election is nothing short of breathtaking.

Seeing history in the making is a special privilege.

Let's carry that powerful spirit of inclusion and acceptance forward and follow Obama as he shows us how to reclaim our better selves.

Stay tuned and keep reading,

Paul


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

MY UALBANY STUDENTS:
ACAS 150 ASSIGNMENTS.

12th Class: Tues., Nov. 18.

Thanks to all three excellent extra credit presentations from Tom on Albania; Francina and Brigitte on the Dominican Republic; and Jihye, Sieun and Daegwon on South Korea. You gave us all a lot of great information. Good job.

Assignment reminder for next class, Nov. 25:
-- Read the New York Times obituary on Andy Warhol published on Feb. 23, 1987. Go to the Andy Warhol Museum Web site and do the interactive silkscreening demo. This will prepare you for our visit to the Andy Warhol exhibit at the University Art Museum. We'll meet in our classroom and walk across to the Museum at 6 p.m.

Only 2 classes left:
Please e-mail me soon if you want to do an extra credit presentation or have another idea for extra credit. Time's running out. I won't accept them after our final class on Dec. 2.

FINAL EXAM: It will be short essays, much like the midterm, and will be given on Tues., Dec. 17 at 5:45 p.m. in our regular classroom, SS256.

See you in class.


Paul


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.

-- Book review of "The Lives They Left Behind" by Darby Penney and Peter Stastny. Feb. 3, 2008. Times Union.

-- Essay on William Kennedy's 80th birthday party. Jan. 27, 2008. Times Union.

-- Book review of "The Family Diamond" by Edward Schwarzschild. Jan. 6, 2008. Times Union.

RECENT FREELANCE ARTICLES


-- Adirondack Explorer. "The good doctor," "Nature's Way." January/February. 2007.

-- Saint Rose Magazine. "Ten Years at the Helm." Winter 2007.

-- UAlbany alumni magazine. "Joseph Persico." Fall 2006.


Literary Representation


Daniel Mandel
Literary Agent
Sanford J. Greenburger Associates
55 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003
(212) 206-5600
www.greenburger.com

PAUL GRONDAHL

Award-winning author, journalist, teacher

Member of the Authors Guild

[QUOTE OF THE MONTH]

"The author must keep his mouth shut when his work starts to speak."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche


Upcoming
Talks & Readings

-- Thursday, Nov. 20. Noon. I'll be talking and discussing a screening of Rory Kennedy's documentary, "Thank You Mr. President: The Story of Helen Thomas." St. Sophia's Church, Albany.



Selected Teaching


Adjunct professor, University at Albany, College of Arts and Sciences. Fall, 2008.

Writer-in-Residence. Albany Academy and Albany Academy For Girls. 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.

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

New Visions. Public Communications. 1996-2008.


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Literary Web Sites Links


New York State Writers Institute