BRIDGING WRITERS AUTHOR SERIES PRESENTS
Monday, May 1, 2017
6:30 – 8:00 PM
Thayer Memorial Library
Paul Hertneky – Rust Belt Boy: Stories of an American Childhood
In Paul Hertneky’s RUST BELT BOY: Stories of an American Childhood the author counts himself among the millions of Baby Boomers who fled the industrial north upon fulfilling their parents’ dreams of a college education, leaving behind a rich cultural legacy that has all but disappeared.
For over twenty-five years, Paul Hertneky has written stories, essays, and scripts for the Boston Globe, Athens News, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, New Hampshire Union Leader, NBC News, The Comedy Channel, Gourmet, Eating Well, Traveler’s Tales, The Exquisite Corpse, National Public Radio, Public Radio International, Adbustersand many more. His work centers on culture, food, industry, the environment, and travel, winning him a Solas Award, and two James Beard Award nominations. A graduate of the Bennington Writing Seminars, he serves on the faculty of Chatham University.
This is actually an actuarial science personal statement because this is not just in America but this is the story of every child of the world who just has to follow the rules and regulations made by the parents and leave their own imagination and pro-activeness behind to disappear.
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