PAUL GRONDAHL

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

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"I would rather be attacked than unnoticed. For the worst thing you can do to an author is to be silent on his works."
-- Samuel Johnson

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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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(January, 2012)
Happy New Year:
I wish you all a fantastic and productive 2012. May it be a year of health, happiness and joyfulness for you and your family. I've started work on an exciting new book project. It's always thrilling and a bit daunting to be embarking on a fresh journey of discovery. More details to follow as I get deeper into it.

Cheers,
Paul

FOLLOW THIS SPACE FOR CLASS NOTES & ASSIGNMENTS ACAS 150*
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JAN. 23,25: WEEK 2 -- Bring in your cultural biographies on the index card. Typed. Share your story, where you come from, some of your cultural background, your hopes and dreams, and what makes you you. Typed. Attach a photo. Also, fill out your name plate on the 2nd index card. We'll read some of your bios and finish "Up."

Read Chap. 3 in textbook, "Ancient Egypt."
Plan your visit to the Ancient Egypt exhibit at Albany Institute of History & Art. Write 1-page essay on what you saw and how it compares to the textbook version. Typed. Due Feb. 6.
The Albany Institute is at 125 Washington Ave. 463-4478. Closed Mon. & Tues. $8 for students. www.albanyinstitute.org

See you in class.
Paul Grondahl

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

ASSORTED LITERARY PIECES

-- Here's a link to my profile of William Kennedy in advance of the publication of his new novel, "Chango's Beads and Two-Tone Shoes," due out Oct. 3 by Viking.

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Novel-a-perfect-blend-in-time-2187726.php

RECENT FREELANCE ARTICLES

-- Read my obituary and appreciation of Adirondack Woodswoman Anne LaBastille in the fall 2011 edition of the Adirondack Explorer. Follow the link to read it online.

http://www.adirondackexplorer.org/stories/2011/08/22/anne-labastille-1933-2011/