Brian Thompson
Brian Thompson writes a weekly humor column called "Life in a Nutshell" for The St. Augustine Record in Florida, as well as a blog at www.nutshellcity.com. He also records a monthly commentary piece for WJCT 89.9 FM, the NPR affiliate in Jacksonville, Florida.
His column won a commentary award in the Florida Press Club's 2009 Excellence in Journalism Contest. He served as a judge for the 2010 Erma Bombeck Writing Contest, and he has been featured as a Humor Writer of the Month by the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop.
Thompson is a former journalist and editor, and has been a freelance writer for Scholastic's Parent and Child Magazine, Folio Weekly, Jacksonville Magazine, Street and Smith's Sports Business Journal, Rosebud, and Delicious Magazine.
He works at Flagler College where he edits Flagler Magazine, advises the student newspaper, and teaches opinion writing.
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His column won a commentary award in the Florida Press Club's 2009 Excellence in Journalism Contest. He served as a judge for the 2010 Erma Bombeck Writing Contest, and he has been featured as a Humor Writer of the Month by the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop.
Thompson is a former journalist and editor, and has been a freelance writer for Scholastic's Parent and Child Magazine, Folio Weekly, Jacksonville Magazine, Street and Smith's Sports Business Journal, Rosebud, and Delicious Magazine.
He works at Flagler College where he edits Flagler Magazine, advises the student newspaper, and teaches opinion writing.
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Every Moment Now Precious for a Dog with CancerAuthor writes about dealing with a dog who has cancer.
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A Dad Working on Emergency Reaction TimeIn a brand new hotel in Chapel Hill, N.C., I realized something this summer: My family is woefully un-prepared should disaster strike.
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The Moron Gene and Wrestling with ChimneysWhy is it do-it-yourself construction projects always take longer than planned and make bigger messes than expected? Maybe it's the "moron gene." It strikes again while removing an old chimney.
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Oh Glorious Road TripWriter looks back at a 2,800-mile road trip this summer with his family and how it's one of the best ways to really experience a vacation.
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Feeling the World Cup FeverWound up over the World Cup, Thompson recalls his first real football close encounter with the football tournament while in an Irish pub in Dublin.
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Dancing with the Devil ... While Navigating DisneyworldThe heat. The crowds. The mayhem. How one writer survived Memorial Day Weekend at the Magic Kingdom
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To the People Who Make Stuff that BreaksFrustrated with buying stuff that always breaks? Me too. Which is why I wrote this letter to all the manufacturers who make cheap stuff.
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Saving the Planet, One Worm at a TimeHumor writer Brian Thompson recently took up vermicomposting - ecologically-friendly, but foul-smelling. It's where worms turn vegetable scraps into nutrient-rich compost. But nothing is ever as easy as it seems.