Laurel Kenner: Nobody Asked Me, But…

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After spending a career in journalism, I am embarrassed by the trade’s present degradation. I created this column in honor of sportswriter Jimmy Cannon (1909-1973), plainspoken creator of the original “Nobody Asked Me, But…”

William Zinsser, who inspired countless journalists with his talks and book, “On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Non-Fiction,” told us that if you want to write about big things you should sit in a small place. For that reason, I write about my hometown of Greenwich, Connecticut. Its distinctions, contradictions, and pretensions are all grist for the mill.

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