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I Have Words to Spend: Reflections of a Small-Town Editor
A collection of 85 short stories by award-winning author Robert Cormier originally written as newspaper columns when he was a journalist. I Have Words to Spend includes commentary about people, nature, music, and movies. Excellent oral reading topics for speech/drama/theater classes.
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
January 1st 1994
by Delacorte Books for Young Readers
(first published 1991)
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I thought this book was going to be Cormier's memoir, but it was really just a collection of the different newspaper columns he wrote over a couple of decades. That being said, by compiling them by theme, it does have a memoir-like feel to it at times. I thought the collection was brilliant. Cormier's writing is so upbeat and flowly compared to his novels. He is a well-read, observant, quirky, and funny person. I really appreciated that about him. I was able to glimpse into his mind and understa...more
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Like an intermediate Sacrament Meeting speaker on your favorite topic that runs 25 minutes--interesting and enjoyable, if a bit long, Cormier spends words freely.
Writing for BYU's Daily Universe during the summer of 2003 taught me that columnists have the world's best job. Here is a collection of words from one of the masters.
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Robert Edmund Cormier (January 17, 1925–November 2, 2000) was an American author, columnist and reporter, known for his deeply pessimistic, downbeat literature. His most popular works include I Am the Cheese, After the First Death, We All Fall Down and The Chocolate War, all of which have won awards. The Chocolate War was challenged in multiple libraries. His books often are concerned with themes...more
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