Archive for June 2020
In a timely change, publications start capitalizing Black
It’s unlikely that many readers noticed, or cared, when news outlets started using % instead of percent after a numeral — a change prescribed by the Associate Press Stylebook last year. Many newspaper readers have probably noticed, and applaud, a change made in the last month, however. AP, along with many news organizations, now recommends... Read more »
Making masks more comfortable
Let’s stipulate that it’s important and respectful to continue wearing masks as long as the coronavirus is out there. I wear a mask because I should, not to align with a political position. Okay, that’s established. Now I can complain about masks. It’s harder to breathe wearing a mask. It’s harder to hear, and harder... Read more »
Self-examination of a white liberal
The message that this white liberal heard the loudest the last few weeks is that “Do no harm” is not enough. It’s not enough to try to treat everyone decently. Antiracism requires more than passivity. African Americans are understandably tired of whites asking them for suggestions of what to do. Yet it can be hard... Read more »
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Chatting with a locked-down parent
Many of us likely make lists before important conversations. As a journalist, I would jot down points before interviewing someone to make sure everything important would be covered. But a list to talk to your mother? My mother has been in coronavirus lockdown in an assisted living residence for 11 weeks. No visitors, no leaving... Read more »
Rudeness or cultural difference?
As George Floyd’s murder has laid bare America’s persistent racism, I’ve been grappling with an incident closer to home. I’m second-guessing complaining to an African American postal clerk about what I considered rude customer service. Seeking to learn from the experience, I found a relevant article in The Guardian in which writer Kimberly Foster condemned “needlessly hassling... Read more »
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Marianne Goss
A retired university publications editor and journalist, I live in the South Loop and volunteer as a Chicago Greeter. Getting the most out of retired life in the big city will be a recurrent theme of this blog, but I consider any topic fair game because the perspective will be that of a retiree.
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Fiction's newest genre: up lit »
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Surprise: vaccines are on my mind »
Marianne Goss on Retired in ChicagoPosted March 6, 2021 at 10:12 am
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When exploring up lit, I read that crime stories used to be escapist reading, but now many are bleak and…
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