I’m tired of pudding, macaroni & cheese, chocolate protein shakes, fluffy scrambled eggs, and apple sauce. Not that I don’t mind mixing those culinary treats into my diet now and then, but when you can only have soft foods and beverages for four days or more, it gets a bit monotonous. I’m craving hard, chewy,... Continue Reading →
Number 3
My second book, Wicked, Columbus, Indiana, has had another resurgence and has been on the Viewpoint Books bestseller list the past month or two. This week's listings, published on Saturdays in The Republic newspaper, have it at Number 3 in the adult nonfiction list. That's awesome! Note that I am one spot behind The Fonz.... Continue Reading →
Acting up
Now that life has returned to its normal frantic pace, instead of its overwhelming, breakneck, crushing your head craziness of the past six months, it's time to get back on stage. The last time folks saw me doing a bit of acting was in June, when I was portraying rich, benevolent, emotionally challenged Grandfather Laurence... Continue Reading →
Honors and benefits
Be it known to all that Paul J. Hoffman is hereby appointed a member of the grandparents secret circle and is entitled to all the honors and benefits occurring there, too. Signed, Little Orphan Annie. Countersigned, Pierre Andre! In ink! Honors and benefits. Already at the age of … well, okay … maybe I didn’t... Continue Reading →
Celebrating Viewpoint’s 50th
It was quite a party! I was one of several local and regional authors (including Matthew Graham, the state's poet laureate) who on Oct. 21 took part in the 50th birthday celebration for Viewpoint Books, located in downtown Columbus, Indiana. After Miss Polly's story time with kids, singing "Happy Birthday" and eating birthday cake, we... Continue Reading →
