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| The Advent calendar on the laundry room door, circa 2001. My youngest daughter and her cousin play with post-Christmas plunder. |
This was my first experience with what is termed "the editing process." The first iteration of this post-Sandy Christmas story was a blog post in early December. I re-worked the piece and submitted it to the New York Times for their consideration and wonder of wonders it was accepted. The editors (there were several) were wonderful, especially Mike Winerip, the editor of the Booming blog to which it was sent. Mike made it clear from the get-go that the essay - with my input and approval - would have to be edited because of time constraints. Which was fine with me - who am I to argue with the New York Times? The result is a better linear narrative, and I have to say I have rarely been as thrilled as I was when I saw the essay in print this morning in the Metropolitan section of the Sunday Times.
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