Author Archives: Roger Wright

More than just “How To Get a Job”

Posted on 2014-02-11 by Roger Wright

Dig deep enough, and every job search is unique. Beyond resume data is a personal story. It’s the story that prompts answers to questions like, “Is there a ‘fit’ here between this individual and this work?” In her own words, … Continue reading →

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Pete Seeger Still Sings

Posted on 2014-01-28 by Roger Wright

Pete Seeger upstairs at the People’s Church on Lawrence Avenue in Chicago; rail thin, head thrust out, jeans and flannel shirt with rolled up sleeves, picking banjo, leading the crowd in song—his voice is almost gone now. And it … Continue reading →

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A New Years Beatle Party!

Posted on 2013-12-31 by Roger Wright

It’s a Beatle party. You’re invited! That quiet snow on New Years Eve—calls to mind my brother in law: The Beatle. This week marks his birthday—he’s in his extremely late 50’s now. But still unquestionably a Beatle. So of course there … Continue reading →

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Connecting to the PERFECT JOB

Posted on 2013-12-19 by Roger Wright

Originally published in January 2009. Before the truly brilliant editing that turned this into the last chapter of Finding Work When There Are No Jobs. Here is one person’s unedited story of making a connection to their own perfect work. “And you … Continue reading →

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The Wild Grey Yonder

Posted on 2013-11-26 by Roger Wright

Binge-watching the TV show Scandal on a gray Sunday afternoon in November. Glancing out the window I do a double take. Brought to my feet, wide eyed, an American Bald Eagle swooping and soaring against the rumbling trouble in the … Continue reading →

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Barry and Jake Get Married

Posted on 2013-11-20 by Roger Wright

Barry and Jake got married about two miles or so from right here at the old Dickinson Tobacco Warehouse that sits at the very center of Edgerton,Wisconsin. Weathered by Wisconsin snows and blistering heat, still proud with the earthy … Continue reading →

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IF MIKE ROYKO CAME BACK

Posted on 2013-11-16 by Roger Wright

If the joint had not been empty, somebody would have wondered what Mayor Rahm Emanuel was doing, wearing sunglasses, sitting up ramrod straight at a back table in a place that everyone still called Jury’s on a clear blue-sky day … Continue reading →

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A Rosalyn Carter Moment

Posted on 2013-11-08 by Roger Wright

We had just gotten the kids settled, sitting cross-legged with us on the carpeted floor in a semi-circle, when the two secret service guys, laser eyed tree trunks in suits, led Rosalyn Carter through the locked doors of the Ward … Continue reading →

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