A Writer's Blast From the Past

While rummaging through an old file cabinet, I was pretty excited to come across this Summer 1996 issue of Ulster, a regional magazine from the city where I once lived. Having been a music columnist and features writer for two regional newspapers, I occasionally stepped in to write some sports pieces. While doing so, I discovered I enjoyed writing about sports!  And, as a photojournalist, I was often hired to take my own photographs to coincide with the stories I wrote, which I absolutely loved!

Cover of the Ulster summer '96 issue

 

Are you a NASCAR fan? Do you collect memorabilia?

 

So, after being hired to be a guest sports writer for one of our local newspapers, I began writing about Bicycle Motorcross Racing (BMX) racing, Horsehows in the Sun (HITS), and a few other sports, I penned this piece, "Inside the Fast Track" about NASCAR racing and local fans who collected a wide range of memorabilia, and the piece was published by Ulster magazine. It really was a fun and interesting piece to write.

 

The issue's Table of Contents page with the intro to my story and my photo.

 

I have to say, even after all these years, it's still a fun read! Now,  looking back and remembering some of the interviewees, was also a lovely trip down Memory Lane. 

I wonder where they all are today?

 

 And...what did I write on in 1996 when technology was in its infancy stages? My first drafts were still written on paper with pen, and the final draft was done on a blue selectric typewriter (who else remembers those?), that I eventually updated to a black Brother word processor, which at the time, was pretty cutting edge!

 

Yes, I am a dinosaur!

 

I'm joining in my FiveSibes #FlashbackFriday Blog Hop! Hope. you'll join in, too! Simply share something on your blog, website, or social media from Memory Lane - yesterday or yesteryear - and "hop" along! Be sure to visit the other bloggers, too!

Would you like to read more of my writing? This is my new blog, in its infancy stage. It's a place for me to share my love of writing and my published works (and it's in the works!) I also have another award-winning blog I have just celebrated my 14th anniversary writing ~  "FiveSibes,"  where I write all about my five Siberian Huskies, the Siberian Husky breed, Canine Epilepsy, fiction stories featuring Huskies, and all things K9! Come visit if you haven't already!

 

Until next time,

Dorothy