I’m so happy to have my cyber-friend, Ned Hickson, joining us here on The Write Stuff. Ned is a funny, funny man, and an all-around nice guy. If you don’t follow Ned Hickson.com, you really should. He makes me, and a whole lot of other people, laugh every day! I decided to use Ned’s About Me page, entitled Let Me Explain Myself, as his intro, because it’s far funnier than anything I would come up with.
Ned Hickson is an editor and humor columnist for the Siuslaw News,
a small Oregon newspaper where the motto is:
Your dependable source for local news. Twice weekly. Unless we lose count.
After graduating from high school in Florence, Ore. in 1984, Ned moved to Dallas,Texas, where he found groundbreaking work as a bus boy. He eventually made his way into the kitchen and was promoted to corporate chef for L&N Seafood Restaurant in 1987, traveling throughout the South, coordinating restaurant openings. In 1989 he was promoted to regional chef and moved to Atlanta, Ga., where he was in charge of overseeing kitchen operations for 15 L&N Seafood locations throughout the Southern region.
But what does any of this have to do with his WRITING credentials?!?
Nothing really, but aren’t you getting hungry?
During his years in the restaurant business, Ned continued to write, getting short stories published in dozens of small press magazines, and completing a mystery novel. In 1999, he was hired as sports editor and columnist for the Siuslaw News in Florence.
“Focused.” “Dedicated.” “Marginally Excitable.” — Just some of the words used
to describe his journalistic style.
During his time at the News, he has been awarded “Best Local Column” from both the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association and the Society of Professional Journalists. He took his self-syndicated column online to newspapers in 2002 and, by 2003, received his first measure of national success: A threatening letter from Velcro© for not using the “©” symbol when making fun of its product. That same year, he became a member of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. In 2013, his column became a syndicated feature with News Media Corporation.
He and his wife, Alicia, are the parents of four children. They live in a 112-year-old home, where Ned utilizes his home repair skills to make improvements, such as being able to flush the toilet by turning on the garbage disposal. He is also a volunteer firefighter, which could come in handy, depending on how well he wired his home.
“This should get that fuse box open…”
Ned Hickson is a syndicated columnist with News Media Corporation. His first book, Humor at the Speed of Life, is available from Port Hole Publications, Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble.
Buy Ned’s book here:
Humor at the Speed of Life: Amazon
Humor at the Speed of Life: Barnes & Noble
Humor at the Speed of Life: Port Hole Publications
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Looks like a fun guy, Marcia. I’ll have to check out his blog.
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I love his blog. He never fails to make me laugh! Hope you’ll enjoy it. And I bought his book as soon as it came out. It’s a compilation of his columns, and perfect to grab and get a good laugh, when you only have a few minutes to read. Hope you’ll share this with your followers, too. Ned’s blog and book are both worth shouting about! 🙂
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Will do. Maybe he’d like to be a guest author on my blog.
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He was gracious enough to be on mine, so it’s sure worth asking…Oh, NEE-EED? Are you around? I suspect he’s spending Sunday with his family, Evelyn, but if you contact him via his blog, I’m sure he’ll get back to you on that. I know he was at a book signing yesterday, so he could still be there, or he could be at home collapsed, with a severe case of writer’s cramp. We’ll make sure he gets your message, either through here, his blog, or when I email him later about this post. I think it would be fun for you to have him as a guest. Something a bit different. 🙂
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Hey there Marcia and Evelyn, I just got back on “the grid” this morning and wanted to say 1) Marcia, thank you for the gracious intro ;), and 2) Evelyn, I would be happy to do an interview for your blog if you’d like. Feel free to email me or contact me on my blog anytime. Thanks again, ladies!
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So happy to have you with us, Ned. And I thought you’d like the intro…since you WROTE it, and all. 😀 But really, it was the best way to let folks get an idea of who you are.
Evelyn, when you post Ned’s interview, let me know, and I’ll reblog it here, and tweet, etc.
Have a great day, you two.
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Now I’m really glad I didn’t drone on about what an amazing, well-written piece of literary magic that was… 😉
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Ah, Ned, my old friend. Clearly no place is safe from your brilliance. These lucky peeps!
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My sentiments, exactly, Judy! Every place is better when Ned stops by! 🙂 Nice to see you here, as well. Sorry I didn’t see your post pending. WordPress doesn’t seem to be notifying me of new posters here. I’ll have to try to remember to check the site over carefully more often. But welcome, now that I’ve found you, and hope you’ll visit often.
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I plan to do that, Marcia, thanks!
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Shall I do it for you? *ahem*
Folks, I hope you appreciated what an amazing, well-written piece of literary magic the above post is.
But enough accolades…
Hahaha.
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I’m following Ned now! 🙂
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Hi, Marcia! Nice to see you here today. I hope you’ll enjoy Ned’s blog as much as I do. He’s a bit (a bunch) crazy, in the best way. Got any news you want me to share here? I’m willin’!! And I’d be happy to do an intro to you with buy links, etc. I’ve got your bio from Bookin’ It. Want me to go ahead and put one together? I can do it in the next day or so, if you’d like.
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