The Writer

Right That Block; Block That Write ► Unpacking the Writer

Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!

Writing News With A Union Label ► Throwback Thursday

Gather ’round, kiddies, and I’ll tell you the story of when I was a News Writer for Citytv’s BreakfastTelevision and wrote the perfect news script. I worked at CityPulse for ...

Me and Garry Shandling and Patty Duke, But Mostly Me ► Unpacking The Writer

♫ ♪ ♫ Meet Cathy, who’s lived most everywhere… ♪ ♫ ♪ It’s way past due to create another Unpacking The Writer, my almost-monthly behind-the-scenes look at what’s happening here in ...

The Best Laid Plans ► Unpacking The Writer

Toronto’s own Johnnie Lombardi and Me My Go Fund Me campaign: In our last exciting episode of Unpacking The Writer — my monthly look behind the curtain at the Not Now Silly ...

Where We’re At & Where We’re Going ► Unpacking the Writer

Pops and I soon after I moved to Florida 10 years ago. I opened this joint (originally called “Headly Westerfield’s Aunty Em Ericann Blog”) in April of 2012 to publish ...

Endings Mean New Begingings

I already have the right hat As you may, or may not, have heard, the Not Now Silly Newsroom is moving to Canada. My time in Florida is coming to an ...

Love Makes The World Go Round ► Unpacking The Writer

Reflections on the last month Whew!!! It’s been a whirlwind couple of months and it’s long past time for another Unpacking The Writer. As longtime readers of Not Now Silly know ...

Don Knotts Is Back ► A Morgantown Update

The Don Knott’s Memorial is back in its place of honour in front of the Metrpolitan Theatre. Avid readers of my Sunrise to Canton Road Trip for Research series will remember ...

Launching Throwback Thursday with The Westerfield Journals

RECENTLY REDISCOVERED: These are the pages in my journal I thinking aloud before I have my first-ever interview for my first-ever writing job. I must have impressed because I was ...

Announcing A Road Trip To Canada

Fans of my research road trips have a brand new reason to celebrate. The fun’s not over just yet. The next marathon road trip is called The Sunrise To Hamilton ...

Road Trips, Writer’s Block, and the Uncommon Cold ► Unpacking The Writer

So many things I can waste my time on when I should be writing If you’ve only been following along at the Not Now Silly Newsroom, there’s not been a lot ...

Sunrise to Canton Road Trip Report #1

A road trip of 3,000 miles starts with the first coffee at my local. Apologies to the regular readers of the Not Now Silly Newsroom for no updates. It’s been a ...

Packing Up The Newsroom ► Unpacking The Writer

My old house to the Viola Liuzzo Playground is just over 1/2 mile The 3rd Annual Sunrise to Canton Road Trip for Research begins early tomorrow morning and the excitement is ...